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-7 posts tagged "Walk the Walk"
Kelsey Quint | Thursday, January 19, 2023
Students and faculty gathered in the Mendoza College of Business auditorium Wednesday evening to watch a screening of the documentary film, “Hesburgh,” which follows the life of famed, former University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. The event was put on by the Mendoza Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council as a part of Notre Dame’s Walk
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
On July 21, 1964, political peacemaker and then-University president Fr. Theodore Hesburgh joined hands with Martin Luther King, Jr. after an impromptu address to crowds at a civil rights rally in Chicago. Hesburgh and King, standing side-by-side and hand-in-hand, sang “We shall overcome,” originally a gospel song that had since been adopted as an anthem
Vince Mallett | Friday, February 26, 2021
For Notre Dame, or any Catholic institution, to express unqualified support for President Biden’s agenda would be unconscionable. In just his first 37 days, the President has taken the dangerously unjust actions of breaking promises on immigration and expanding taxpayer support for abortion. Fr. Jenkins described the latter as “deeply disappointing.” In my opinion, the University
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, January 24, 2020
When asked about the role of white allies in the fight against racial injustice at Monday’s Martin Luther King Luncheon, Diane Nash — a civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 1960s movement — answered in plain and powerful terms: “The civil rights movement was a movement of black students supported by
Drew Lischke | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Hanging on the wall of LaFortune Student Center is (what seems like) a decades old mosaic. Yellowed by the noxious fumes of Subway and what is certainly stains from the occasional — and utterly tragic — 3 a.m. quarter dog mishap, the mosaic depicts two pretty famous men, arms linked, faces stoic in their resolve.
Lucy Lynch | Thursday, January 26, 2017
Paying tribute to the Martin Luther King Jr. speech of the same title, the Walk the Walk week panel event, “Where Do We Go From Here?” examined the 2016 election results and the future of American politics Wednesday night. The event was led by panelists Timothy Matovina, co-director of the Institute for Latino Studies
Michael Finan | Thursday, January 28, 2016
Last week, I began my walk to explore diversity and the current issues regarding race in our nation. I had the opportunity to hear the co-founders of Black Lives Matter talk about their movement; listen to the President Emeritus of Notre Dame, Fr. Monk Malloy, C.S.C., share his own reflections on diversity; and engage with other students