ND in the News: 2022

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  1. Retired Pope Benedict XVI Asks for Forgiveness Over Handling of Sex-Abuse Cases

    “A calm assessment of his time in Munich shows that he could have and should have made the oversight of priests his priority and scaled back on other engagements. Based on flawed judgment, he trusted fellow priests who let him down, and who covered up abuse and enabled abuse,” said Ulrich Lehner, a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Ulrich Lehner Portrait

    Ulrich Lehner

    Department of Theology

  2. Peter Thiel to step down from board of Facebook parent Meta

    “It’s hard to separate the politics from the business conditions when analyzing Peter Thiel’s departure from Meta’s board,” Timothy Hubbard, assistant professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, said in an email message.

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    Timothy David Hubbard

    Timothy Hubbard

    Mendoza College of Business

  3. Hawks Are Standing in the Way of a New Republican Party

    Patrick Deneen, a former speechwriter and special assistant to the director of the U.S. Information Agency, is a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. 

  4. Young queer people 'do gender' differently, and it has a ripple effect on their success at work and school

    One recent study looks to change that. Dr. Joel Mittleman, a sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame, compared the academic performance of straight, gay, and bisexual students.

  5. The Washington Commanders’ ’emotional rebranding’ could boost merchandise and ticket sales, experts say

    James O’Rourke, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, thinks the Washington Commanders could enjoy similar success.

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    James O’Rourke

    James O'Rourke

    Mendoza College of Business