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Gabrielle Beechert | Tuesday, September 26, 2023
This Wednesday, global affairs and sociology professor Tamara Kay will meet the Irish Rover in St. Joseph County Superior Court 4 in a hearing regarding the alleged defamation and punitive damages claims Kay is bringing against the student newspaper. The hearing, though initially scheduled to hear the Rover’s motion to dismiss the case, will now
Maggie Eastland and Ryan Peters | Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Editor’s note: This article includes excerpts of strong language. When Tamara Kay posted a sign on her door advocating her office as a “SAFE SPACE to get help and information on ALL healthcare issues and access — confidentially and with care & compassion,” she unleashed a media firestorm that found its way to national headlines.
Spencer Kelly | Thursday, February 2, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) may seem like a distant technology, confined to Terminator-style sci-fi stories for the foreseeable future. But the rapid advances in AI capabilities, as exhibited recently with tools like DALL-E and ChatGPT, demonstrate that AI is already here and impacting our everyday lives. While AI holds the promise of advancing society and shaping
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights has been elevated to an institute following a large donation from Rick and Molly Klau, according to a University press release Wednesday. The Klau Institute falls within the Keough School of Global Affairs and offers a curriculum in which students explore critical issues through the lens of
Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Allegations of an American conspiracy, the legacy of political dynasties and tensions over the War on Terror all came to a boil last week when Pakistan’s National Assembly removed its prime minister, Imran Khan, through a vote of no confidence. Khan joins a long list of Pakistani leaders who haven’t finished a full term, but
Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, April 11, 2022
Undergraduates at Notre Dame can now declare global affairs as their primary major through the Keough School of Global Affairs. This is the school’s first primary major offering. “We’ve been really looking forward to this day since the school was created, and we are really excited that we can continue to contribute to students’ global
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, November 19, 2021
Representatives and leaders from around the world have recently convened for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to participate in discussions regarding climate change and environmental policy. Notre Dame associate professor of environmental policy for the Keough School of Global Affairs, Daniel Miller, leads a group called the Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research
Kathryn Muchnick | Monday, October 4, 2021
The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted Dr. Jemar Tisby (ND ’02), who spoke on his recent book “How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice,” during its online lecture series “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary” Friday. The lecture series is a component of the three-part “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary”
Megan Fahrney | Thursday, September 2, 2021
The three-part discussion series titled “The Twentieth Anniversary of September 11: Changing the Climate of Conflict” kicked off Wednesday with a conversation on the cause and effect of 9/11 featuring Andrew Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute and author of “After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed.” The discussion, presented by the Keough
Ryan Peters | Monday, August 30, 2021
Notre Dame is expanding its one-year Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program to two years in an effort to provide students with more flexibility to take a wider breadth of courses and have a broader experience in global health, according to director of the Eck Institute for Global Health Dr. Bernard Nahlen. The