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Former Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli discusses future as tenured professor and four upcoming spring semester courses

Maeve Filbin | Monday, November 11, 2019

Former Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli will teach four classes in the upcoming spring semester. This most recent development in Cervelli’s involvement at the College follows her abrupt resignation from her position as President on Oct. 5, 2018, and the filing of a civil lawsuit against Saint Mary’s claiming members of the Saint Mary’s Board

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Former College President returns to Saint Mary’s to teach courses in 2020

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 10, 2019

Former College President Jan Cervelli will return to Saint Mary’s to teach courses in art and environmental studies in the spring of 2020. The announcement comes several months after Cervelli filed a civil lawsuit against Saint Mary’s, alleging members of the College’s Board of Trustees pressured her to resign and did not honor their settlement

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Saint Mary’s files counterclaim, Cervelli responds

Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019

The College filed a counterclaim response March 22 to former College President Jan Cervelli’s March 12 lawsuit. Cervelli filed a response to their counterclaims April 4. The College’s response to the initial complaint addresses each of the points made by Cervelli and her legal team. In a statement provided by assistant director of integrated communications Haleigh

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Cervelli calls for action in wake of sexual abuse scandal

Jordan Cockrum | Friday, August 24, 2018

College President Jan Cervelli condemned the actions of clergy in the Pennsylvania clergy sexual abuse scandal and called on the Saint Mary’s community to enact positive change in her reflections at the College’s opening of the academic year Mass on Thursday. “The report on the grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse, and its related cover-up,

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An education of the mind and soul

Letter to the Editor | Friday, August 17, 2018

When students arrive on campus each August, they bring an energizing vitality to our community. As they move in, their enthusiasm for the new academic year easing the loads they carry to their rooms, I can’t help but think ahead, a few months or years into the future, when these young women will begin to

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Saint Mary’s to launch ‘College Assembly’ series

Observer Staff Report | Friday, February 2, 2018

The first College Assembly will take place Friday from 3–4 p.m. in Carroll Auditorium of Madeleva Hall, according to an email President Jan Cervelli sent to the Saint Mary’s community on Tuesday. Cervelli said in the email the gathering will serve as a comfortable atmosphere in which attendees can vocalize their opinions about and suggestions

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Oppman, Lorenc check in on goals, evaluate progress thus far

Martha Reilly | Thursday, December 7, 2017

When seniors Bailey Oppman and Lydia Lorenc officially took the wheel in their roles as president and vice president of Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) in August, they refused to let any roadblocks make them stop short of pursuing their goals. “It was a bit of an adjustment at first because we unknowingly found

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Saint Mary’s supports ‘harassment-free community’

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, November 28, 2017

After race-related graffiti was found on campus, Saint Mary’s affirmed its mission to foster an inclusive atmosphere, according to an email College President Jan Cervelli sent to the community Nov. 21. In the email, Cervelli said students should vocalize opposition to injustice they may encounter on campus. “Hate- and bias-related incidents, including race-related graffiti that

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Year in review: 2016-2017

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 19, 2017

June 1, 2016: Jan Cervelli starts first term as College President Cervelli assumed her new role as Saint Mary’s President on June 1 and was officially inaugurated on Nov. 12. At the ceremony, Cervelli said she envisioned Saint Mary’s collaborating with Notre Dame and Holy Cross in the best interest of all three institutions. “There

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Four years in review

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 19, 2017

Fr. Theodore Hesburgh dies at 97 On Feb. 26, 2015, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, 15th president of Notre Dame and one of the most influential figures in higher education, died at the age of 97. Friends, family and the Notre Dame community came together to celebrate his life at his funeral held at the Basilica of

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