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‘There is much work to be done’: Trustee task force report examines diversity, equity and inclusion at Notre Dame

Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, February 23, 2022

This January, during Notre Dame’s “Walk the Walk Week,” commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and building inclusion on campus, University President Fr. John Jenkins sent a campus wide email regarding progress on campus regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “The University’s efforts regarding diversity and inclusion continue, guided by the strategic priorities articulated

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The world we have made

Trevor Lwere | Monday, April 12, 2021

The world is not unfair. We have made it so. The world is not a jungle. We have made it so. We have certain assumptions about the world and made a certain world on that basis. Darwin’s theory of evolution suggests that competition is the primary adaptive strategy for species in nature. That is, nature

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What it means to be a Catholic community

Letter to the Editor | Friday, March 29, 2019

Notre Dame is an unabashedly Catholic place, and I thank God for that. However, in my relatively short time here, I have observed many different interpretations of what that means, or what it’s supposed to mean. Undeniably, its Catholic identity makes Notre Dame different from other universities. And I’m forthright in my position that it’s

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Let’s keep our community safe

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, September 3, 2015

Dear Notre Dame students, My heart sank when I learned of several reports of sexual assault last weekend. While I am encouraged that students are comfortable reporting, and I have great confidence in the support and response systems the University and our partners have in place, we will never be content until these incidents cease. Sexual assault is