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Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, May 15, 2020
The class of 2020, with a total of 43 fellowship recipients, is heading into this fall with promising prospects. Of these, 25 are Fulbright grants, one is a Rhodes scholarship, 14 are Gilman scholarships and two are National Science Foundation research fellowships. With its largest number of fellowships awarded to Notre Dame students yet, Dr.
Evan McKenna, Adriana Perez and Mary Steurer | Monday, April 20, 2020
For many, college is synonymous with adventure — about one in 10 U.S. university students study abroad as undergraduates. Still, for those overseas this year, COVID-19 presented an obstacle no one could have anticipated. Spring and summer abroad programs around the world have been suspended, and the fate of our fall programs are anyone’s guess.
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, April 15, 2020
We knew a storm was coming, but no one wanted to acknowledge it. It was supposed to be the last night in Amsterdam for the hundred or so Notre Dame juniors studying abroad in Europe, and we wanted to get drunk, as college students both at home and abroad tend to do. Besides, there was
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 6, 2020
Saint Mary’s announced the continuation of summer classes online and the cancellation of the upcoming summer and fall study abroad programs due to COVID-19 concerns in an email to the College community Monday. These are the latest changes made by the College in response to the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. The decision to
Maeve Filbin | Friday, March 27, 2020
For weeks, they’ve been watching the world from their apartment window. Beneath them, the streets of Rome are empty, except for the rare passerby carrying groceries or walking a small dog. Saint Mary’s junior Zoe Ricker and sophomore Sarah Tschida are two students who opted to remain in Rome when the College officially suspended the study
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 18, 2020
A Notre Dame student previously studying abroad in London tested positive for COVID-19, Paul Browne, vice president for public affairs and communications, said in an email Wednesday. The student returned from the U.K. last week to their home without returning to Notre Dame’s main campus, Browne said, and self-quarantined prior to testing positive to the
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 16, 2020
Academic semesters around the world have been upended with the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here are the latest updates on changes, closures and cancellations in the tri-campus community. If you don’t see the answer to your question, fill out the form at the bottom of this page. When do classes start again? Online
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Notre Dame will suspend all in-person classes beginning March 23 through at least April 13, the University announced in a school-wide email Wednesday. All courses will be replaced with “virtual instruction and other alternative learning options,” the email said. All University-sponsored international programs are also suspended at this time. Students and U.S.-based faculty will return
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The University announced the suspension of the Jerusalem study abroad program and offered updates regarding responses to COVID-19 in an email to the Notre Dame community Tuesday morning. “The University has suspended programs at the Jerusalem Global Gateway at Tantur and the Tantur Ecumenical Institute there after Israeli authorities closed the crossing between Jerusalem and
Maeve Filbin | Monday, March 2, 2020
The Roman Forum sat empty under a clouded gray sky Sunday morning, the few visitors passing beneath the ancient stone arches wearing face masks. The Colosseum, one of the most visited monuments in Italy, was similarly vacant. Students from Saint Mary’s made their last rounds through their favorite historical spots in Rome Sunday, preparing to