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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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Why the Keough School teaches integral human development

BridgeND | Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Borrowing words from Confucius: “If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.” As I asserted in my previous op-ed, accessible and quality education is essential in closing the technological and knowledge gaps within societies. In

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Tracing the Tamara Kay controversy: Professors and University officials leave trail of op-eds

Liam Price | Monday, April 17, 2023

Over the past year, most recently with a March 6 Chicago Tribune op-ed, Keough School professors Tamara Kay and Susan Ostermann have co-written 10 pro-choice op-eds together. Kay, however, has been the primary target of public outcry since an Irish Rover article claimed in Oct. 2022 that she “offers abortion access to students.” Its argument

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Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa discusses democracy and disinformation

Isa Sheikh and Liam Kelly | Wednesday, March 22, 2023

“Disinformatsia is like cocaine,” Maria Ressa said in this year’s Asia Leadership Forum, citing the former KGB chairman Yuri Andropov. “You take it once or twice, you’re okay. But if you take it all the time, you become a changed person. All of us on social media have become changed people because lies spread faster

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Former Colombian president to deliver University commencement address

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 27, 2023

In a statement released Monday morning, Notre Dame president Fr. John Jenkins announced former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manuel Santos as the principal speaker at the University’s commencement ceremony May 21. Santos, who served as president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018, was the sole recipient of the distinguished award in

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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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Poll reveals information about prospect of united Ireland

Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, February 6, 2023

A recent poll conducted in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland revealed information about public opinion regarding the unification of Ireland and other related items. The poll was a combined effort of the Irish Times and the joint research organization Analyzing and Researching Ireland North and South (ARINS). The organization is a collaboration

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Professor receives proclamation from South Bend

Kate Kirwan | Wednesday, January 25, 2023

“With entrepreneurship, you’re teaching people to dream and how to pursue those dreams,” says Michael Morris, professor of entrepreneurship and social innovation at the Keough School of Global Affairs. Last week, South Bend Mayor James Mueller honored Morris’ groundbreaking efforts to eradicate poverty in South Bend with a proclamation recognizing the creation and success of

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‘These are hardcore guys’: Town hall debates U.S.-China relations

Isa Sheikh | Friday, November 18, 2022

As President Biden flew back to Washington D.C. from the G20 summit, where he met with Xi Jinping, members of the Notre Dame community stepped out of the snow into Jenkins-Nanovic Hall on Wednesday night for a conversation about U.S.-China relations. Notre Dame was one of 80 locations to partake in the CHINA Town Hall,

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Former Colombian president discusses climate, peace in Keough panel

Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manuel Santos headlined a panel on environmental protection and peacebuilding at the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Washington, D.C. office Tuesday. He and other panelists discussed the relationship between climate change and international conflict, advocating for action on environmental risks to foster peace in climate-vulnerable countries.

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