ND in the News: April 2021
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USA Today
Becoming American: This unaccompanied minor nearly drowned coming to the US. Now he has a new life in Florida
April 16, 2021
The foster care program overseen by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, known as the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program, has more stringent vetting and oversight than state-level foster care, said Lisa Koop, associate director of legal services at the National Immigrant Justice Center, a legal advocacy group that represents young immigrants.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
Bloomberg
Professor Hui on U.S.-China Climate Talks, Taiwan Tensions
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April 15, 2021
University of Notre Dame Associate Professor Victoria Hui, discusses the U.S.-China climate meetings, tensions with Taiwan.
ND Experts
Political Science
National Catholic Reporter
Panel: Catholics, white Americans must reckon with their role in violence against Asian women
April 15, 2021
The shooter was acting on a combination of anti-Asian racism, misogyny and Christian theology around sexual purity, said Tang, a doctoral student in theology and peace studies at Notre Dame, in an April 8 panel hosted by Notre Dame's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.
The Wall Street Journal
China Rivalry Spurs Republicans and Democrats to Align on Tech Spending
April 14, 2021
The hearing featured testimony from academics at several universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Notre Dame and Mississippi State University, who focused on how to make more efficient use of federal research dollars.
Associated Press
Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 contribute to a crowdfunding drive
April 13, 2021
Charities could broaden their reach by asking supporters to tap their networks for gifts, says Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a professor of nonprofit law at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
The Washington Post
Americans have a long history of waiting in line, but waiting for vaccinations feels different
April 13, 2021
University of Notre Dame sociologist David R. Gibson took a stab at describing these unspoken rules with his 2008 paper, “Doing Time in Space: Line Formation Rules and Resultant Morphologies.”
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Associated Press
US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations
April 12, 2021
At the University of Notre Dame, one of the latest schools to require student vaccinations, shots are still optional for workers.
CNBC
More colleges make Covid vaccines mandatory for students
April 12, 2021
In just the last few days, Duke University, Brown, Northeastern University, the University of Notre Dame, Syracuse University and Ithaca College all announced that students returning to campus in the fall must be fully vaccinated before the first day of class.
NPR
More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall
April 11, 2021
The University of Notre Dame; two Ivy League universities, Brown and Cornell; and Northeastern University in Massachusetts are among those requiring the vaccine for the fall.
Irish Independent
Book Brief: A new thriller from Gianrico Carofiglio, plus new titles by Mel Giedroyc and Claire Fuller
April 10, 2021
In these 15 insightful pieces, Robert Kennedy’s daughter Kerry, former Bernie Sanders adviser Tad Devine, Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan plus regular Review writer Robert Schmuhl are among the contributors who look at JFK’s enduring legacy.
ND Experts
American Studies