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Alex Caton | Friday, April 25, 2014
In late February, the University announced that beginning with the class of 2018, enrollment in the Mendoza College of Business would be capped at 550 students per class. This is not all that surprising. Mendoza already does not accept sophomore transfer students, and Wharton School (UPenn), Ross (Michigan), and Kelley (Indiana University) already have various
Mark Gianfalla | Tuesday, March 25, 2014
A large amount of recent attention has been devoted to the comparison of universities to businesses, and the realigning of many universities’ mission statements towards that of for-profit companies. Notre Dame is a truly unique place where faith and academia meet to blossom into our home under the dome. Having heard Fr. Jenkins speak on
JC Sullivan | Tuesday, March 25, 2014
A recent Crimson column by Harvard senior Sandra Korn has stirred national controversy. Ms. Korn argues that universities should abandon academic freedom for a standard of academic justice. She concludes that “if we give up our obsessive reliance on the doctrine of academic freedom, we can consider more thoughtfully what is just.” I disagree with
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 3, 2014
Notre Dame’s latest strategic plan, “A Legacy Expanded,” establishes the goals and commitments that will guide University decisions for the next decade, according to a press release issued Monday morning. “The power of the strategic plan is not purely in enunciating University goals,” University President Fr. John Jenkins stated in the press release. “Its force
Observer Viewpoint | Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Last week, approximately 600 students, faculty, staff and alumni represented the University of Notre Dame at this year’s March for Life. Despite the unusual cold and vast amounts of snow (by D.C. standards, at least), the Notre Dame community demonstrated its commitment to life as beginning at conception. Roughly two months ago, the University re-filed