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  1. Catholic colleges cut humanities programs, citing student interest in other fields

    At the University of Notre Dame, Sarah Mustillo, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, questioned the federal data on humanities graduates for the school.

  2. Notre Dame says name, image, likeness rule is too easy to abuse

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    Less than two years after the NCAA changed the rules about college athletes using their name, image and likeness to make money, Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins and athletic director Jack Swarbrick say the new NIL system is damaging college athletics. 

  3. This is the personality test you should take, says psychologist—it’s a ‘better predictor of behavior’

    “They don’t get into the dirty underbelly of personality,” said David Watson, a professor of personality psychology at the University of Notre Dame.

  4. College Sports Are a Treasure. Don’t Turn Them Into the Minor Leagues.

    By John I. Jenkins and Jack Swarbrick. Father Jenkins is the president of the University of Notre Dame, where Mr. Swarbrick is director of athletics.

  5. Jewish parents challenge California ban on special education funds at religious schools

    Nicole Stelle Garnett, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, told OSV News that it is “pretty clear” that the California provision distinguishing between sectarian and nonsectarian private schools’ eligibility for the funding is unconstitutional. 

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    Nicole Stelle Garnett

    Notre Dame Law School

  6. A fight in Arizona over sacred land and a mine raises big issues

    Stephanie Barclay, of the University of Notre Dame, who will represent the National Congress of American Indians in the Oak Flat case, says that the federal government has a history of showing “callousness, disregard and, I think, contempt” to Native American faith. 

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    Stephanie Barclay

    Stephanie Barclay

    Notre Dame Law School

  7. Mercy sister who is lifelong advocate for developmentally disabled to receive Notre Dame's Laetare Medal

    Mercy Sister Rosemary Connelly, former executive director of Misericordia and lifelong advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2023 Laetare Medal, the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics.

  8. Video on social media doesn’t show genetically modified mosquitoes

    Nora Besansky, a biology professor at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in mosquitoes, notes mosquitoes only have one pair of wings while the insect in the video has two pairs.

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    Nora Besansky

    Nora Besansky

    Department of Biological Sciences

  9. Mercy nun serving disabled children wins American Catholic honor

    Sister Rosemary Connelly, a lifelong advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities, will receive the 2023 Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame, one of the oldest and most prestigious honors given to American Catholics.

  10. The numbers that are too big to imagine

    To get my head around just how big this is, I spoke with the mathematician Joel David Hamkins of the University of Notre Dame in the US, who writes a newsletter about enormous numbers and infinity called Infinitely More.

  11. Catholic nun who ran Misericordia for decades honored with prestigious award from Notre Dame

    Sister Rosemary Connelly is set to receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2023 Laetare Medal during an upcoming commencement ceremony at the university.

  12. China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences

    Joshua Eisenman is an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and a senior fellow for China studies at the American Foreign Policy Council.

  13. Russian fighter jet collides with US Air Force drone over Black Sea

    The U.S. should not respond with direct force against Russia, said Notre Dame Law School professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, an expert on international law and the use of force. While the drone was probably conducting surveillance for Ukraine, Russia’s disruption of the Reaper was within the laws of armed conflict, even if Russia had better ways of doing so, she said.

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    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Notre Dame Law School

  14. Russian fighter jet collides with US drone causing it to crash into Black Sea

    Mary Ellen O’Connell, a Notre Dame Law School professor and expert on the international law and the use of force, noted that by dumping fuel and downing the drone, the Russian pilot was “further polluting the fragile Black Sea”, but she noted the US had not called the interception “unlawful”.

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    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Notre Dame Law School

  15. What do Lyft and Krispy Kreme have in common? This—and consumers hate it

    “Consumers perceive unconventionally spelled names as a persuasion tactic or a marketing gimmick, leading them to view the brand as less sincere,” lead researcher John Costello told Notre Dame News.

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    John Costello

    Marketing

  16. You’ve never heard the story of Jesus’ Passion like this: An interview with the Notre Dame Folk Choir

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    Each year, during Holy Week, Catholics hear the story of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, the Last Supper and the washing of the apostles’ feet, and finally, the betrayal, trial and crucifixion of Jesus. These events at the heart of our faith can become familiar, even sanitized after a while. But this year, we can hear them all anew thanks to “The Passion,” a new musical production from the Notre Dame Folk Choir.

  17. Efforts to mark Int’l Women’s Day suppressed in some Middle East countries - analysis

    Another report about the meeting noted that the activists described “the ongoing suffering of women in Iraq and outlined a policy blueprint for supporting Iraqi-led efforts to promote women, peace and security. The briefing drew on insights from a new report, ‘Women and the Iraq War, 20 Years Later: The Consequences of War, Sanctions, and Occupation for Women and the Continuing Struggle for Women’s Rights,’ from Fourth Freedom Forum and the University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs.

  18. Trump loyalist Kash Patel's tax-exempt charity raises questions, experts say

    "There are definitely a number of [potential] issues," said Lloyd Mayer, a law professor at Notre Dame who specializes in nonprofit organizations.

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    Lloyd Mayer

    Notre Dame Law School

  19. "The mafias enjoy the monopoly of transport and opt for the longest and most dangerous routes"

    (in Spanish only) Given this latest tragedy, we asked migration expert Maurizio Albahari about whether this shipwreck could have been avoided. Albahari, who is a professor at the School of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, explains why the routes to Italy are so risky and recalls that "smugglers enjoy a monopoly on transportation and opt for longer routes and dangerous."

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    Maurizio Albahari

    Anthropology

  20. Doctor takes his practice to the streets to help heal the homeless

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    Two nights a week for 30 years, Dr. Jim O’Connell has been quietly taking to the Boston streets to care for the homeless in need of help. NBC’s Harry Smith reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight. A classroom wiz at Notre Dame, he studied philosophy and theology, then Harvard medical school. [O'Connell is a University of Notre Dame graduate and 2023 honorary degree recipient.]

  21. Cardinal McElroy says church must 'redesign' just-war theory, favor nonviolent action

    Drawing on six decades of papal teaching on peace, the cardinal told an audience at the University of Notre Dame on March 1 that Catholics are facing a "new moment" in history, one that requires finding nonviolent alternatives to prevent war.

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    Rashied Omar

    Rashied Omar

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Notre Dame Law School

    Gerard Powers

    Gerard Powers

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  22. Trucks Hauling U.S. Mail Frequently Violate Safety Rules. ​Crashes Killed ​79 People Since 2020.

    “The Postal Service has been hit across the board,” said James O’Rourke, a professor of management at the University of Notre Dame. 

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    James O'Rourke

    Mendoza College of Business

  23. Places with high religious participation have fewer deaths of despair

    A new paper by Tyler Giles of Wellesley, Daniel Hungerman of Notre Dame and Tamar Oostrom of Ohio State bolsters the case that deaths of despair stem in part from weakening social ties. 

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    Daniel Hungerman

    Economics

  24. Restored Black Catholic churches show power of Black Catholic tradition to evangelize

    Darren Davis, professor at the University of Notre Dame and co-author of “Perseverance in the Parish?: Religious Attitudes from a Black Catholic Perspective,” estimates that anywhere from 200 to 400 parishes in the U.S. reflect the African American heritage in Catholic life.

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    Darren Davis

    Darren Davis

    Political Science

  25. A U.S. Marine lost his dog tag in the Vietnam war. A tour group just found it.

    Former U.S. senator from Virginia and former secretary of the Navy, Jim Webb, took Notre Dame students late last year on an 11-day tour of Vietnam based on his own war experiences. Webb was a platoon commander and first lieutenant in the war, and now is a distinguished fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center. Michael Desch, international relations professor at the University of Notre Dame, was also with Webb leading the tour.

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    Michael Desch

    Political Science

  26. Board members who don’t share a CEO’s political views are likely to leave

    Directors are more likely to quit when they don’t share a new CEO’s ideology but will stick around when there’s political alignment, according to a study of S&P 500 companies led by John Busenbark, a professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

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    John Busenbark

    John Busenbark

    Management & Organization

  27. Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Divorce' From Reality | Opinion

    Matthew Hall is the director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy and the David A. Potenziani Memorial College Professor of Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame

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    Matthew Hall

    Political Science

  28. Putin's suspension of key US-Russia nuclear arms treaty increases global risk, say experts

    Mary Ellen O'Connell, a professor of law and a research professor of international dispute resolution at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, told OSV News that the suspension is different in substance than a withdrawal. Gerard Powers, director of Catholic peacebuilding studies at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and coordinator of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, told OSV News that "during the Cold War, arms control was often possible when there were thaws in U.S.-Soviet relations."

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    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Notre Dame Law School

  29. Counting votes and cutting violence

    Because I want to talk about a new paper about Brazilian political institutions by Camilo Nieto-Matiz, a political science professor at the University of Texas San Antonio, and Natán Skigin, a Ph.D. student at Notre Dame.

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