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Kellogg Institute turns 40, reflects on interdisciplinary mission

Liam Kelly and Liam Sisk | Monday, April 24, 2023

This past weekend, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies celebrated its 40th anniversary, reflecting on four decades of global impact through its cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Although not officially established until 1983, in 1979 Helen Kellogg, philanthropist and daughter-in-law of W.K. Kellogg — the founder of the well-known cereal company — gave a $10

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Notre Dame professor launches book on women’s agency and interdependence in India

Kate Kirwan | Thursday, February 16, 2023

“Many thanks to all of you for joining us to talk about my book about gender-based violence on Valentine’s Day. I can’t think of anything more romantic than spending time together interrogating the ideological underpinnings of kinship,” Julia Kowalski, assistant professor of global affairs at Notre Dame, ironically remarked. Notre Dame celebrated the launch of

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ND alum launches book on murder of Mexican journalist

Kathryn Muchnick | Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Katherine Corcoran ’81, a freelance journalist and former visiting fellow for the Kellogg Institute, returned to Notre Dame Tuesday to launch her new book: “In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press.” Corcoran served as the Associated Press (AP) bureau chief for Mexico and Central

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Notre Dame to host 14th annual Human Development Conference with focus on inclusive growth

Annemarie Foy | Friday, February 25, 2022

The Kellogg Institute for International Studies will host the 14th annual Human Development Conference Friday and Saturday. Conference events will take place in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies and Jenkins-Nanovic Halls, with hybrid and virtual options also available due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s conference chairs are seniors Stella Cho and Maria Teel,

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Fr. Ernest J. Bartell, inaugural director of Kellogg Institute, dies at 88

Observer Staff Report | Saturday, April 18, 2020

Fr. Ernest J. Bartell, a retired economist and director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, died Thursday at the age of 88, the University announced in a press release. “Father Bartell served Notre Dame and the Congregation in many ways for decades,” University President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “We will miss

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Chilean ambassador speaks on international relations

Matthew McKenna | Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Chilean Ambassador to the United States Juan Gabriel Valdés spoke with Kellogg Institute director Paolo Carozza about the evolving relationship between the United States and Chile, and the implications of this change on the respective countries, in a public conversation on Monday evening in the Remick Commons. Valdés said when he thinks about the relationship between

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Students explore social concerns through entrepreneurship

Selena Ponio | Monday, February 9, 2015

A team of six Notre Dame students advanced to the regional finals of the Hult Prize, a competition that aims to find solutions for social problems using entrepreneurial approaches, according to the Hult Prize Foundation’s website. According to its website, the Hult Prize Foundation is a non-profit foundation whose goal is to send out the

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Fellow and professor examine role of IMF in financial crises in developing countries

Clare Kossler | Tuesday, February 3, 2015

In a lecture in the Hesburgh Center auditorium Tuesday hosted by the Kellogg Institute, visiting Kellogg fellow Bumba Mukherjee and Notre Dame assistant professor Alexandra Guisinger spoke about their joint research on financial crises in developing countries and the conditions associated with the success of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs in those countries. Mukherjee said based on the duo’s research,

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Alumna endows first Islamic Studies chair

Ann Marie Jakubowski | Friday, January 30, 2015

Last week’s announcement of the University’s first ever endowed professorship in Islamic studies marks a major milestone for the new Keough School of Global Affairs, since it is the first endowed chair to be instituted in the School. The Mirza Family Professorship of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies was established with a $3 million gift

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Lecture explores missionary roots of democracy

J.P. Gschwind | Tuesday, January 27, 2015

In a lecture Jan. 27, Robert D. Woodberry, associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore, explained the role of Christian missionaries in the growth of liberal democracy. The Kellogg Institute sponsored the lecture, titled “The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy,” at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. “The narrative of democracy is usually told in

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