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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
Gabby 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
Observer Staff Report | Friday, December 11, 2020
On Friday, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Denis McDonough, a professor of the practice of public policy in the Keough School of Global Affairs, to the position of secretary of veterans affairs, permitting Senate approval. McDonough has been a Notre Dame faculty member since 2017, teaching courses on public policy analysis and formulation as well as
Megan Fahrney | Thursday, October 29, 2020
The Keough School of Global Affairs held a virtual screening Wednesday of the new documentary “Hunger Ward: The Last Hope Against War and Starvation,” directed by Skye Fitzgerald. The screening was followed by an expert panel discussion and Q&A. “Hunger Ward“ is centered around the current humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The film follows two women, Dr.
Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
When Victoria Nyanjura noticed a hole in the Women’s Advocacy Network in Uganda, she knew she had to act. A graduate student in Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, Nyanjura is a Ugandan native who is a survivor of captivity. At 14 years old, she was abducted in Aboke, Uganda, by the paramilitary group