ND in the News: April 2023
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Newsweek
Joe Biden's Approval Rating Among Independents Is Alarming for Democrats
April 29, 2023
Independents were also crucial in deciding the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections, according to the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. Matthew Hall, director of the Rooney Center, pointed to partisan loyalty in a statement about independents' role in the midterms, saying: "In today's highly polarized environment, voters are very loyal to their preferred political party. As a result, elections are almost entirely determined by voter turnout and independent voters."
ND Experts
Political Science
El Espectador
Peace Agreement: policies towards women and the LGBTIQ+ population are in serious condition
April 26, 2023
The University of Notre Dame - through its Kroc Institute - monitors the progress of the gender-focused provisions left by the agreement signed at the Teatro Colón. At the end of 2016, the goal of meeting these objectives was set within a maximum period of 15 years and what the numbers show is that its implementation is going at a snail's pace.
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Newsweek
Don Lemon 'Stunned' After CNN Fires Him
April 24, 2023
Robert Schmuhl, chair emeritus of American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame, said that Lemon had "been skating on thin ice since" beginning his co-hosting duties on CNN This Morning. "Today the ice cracked, and the network decided to avoid future problems by letting him go," Schmuhl said.
ND Experts
American Studies
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Newsweek
Is This the End of Tucker Carlson?
April 24, 2023
Americans can continue expecting to see "much more" of Carlson in the future, the University of Notre Dame's Robert Schmuhl told Newsweek. "The question is: Where? Will he continue to play a role in the media, or will he decide to engage more directly in conservative politics?" Schmuhl said. "He'll be a major player in the 2024 campaign on one side or another."
ND Experts
American Studies
BBC News
The surprising science of climate protests
April 20, 2023
One study on the first Earth Day, on 22 April 1970, found a long-term impact on air quality in areas that had good weather that day – which researchers used as an estimate for participation in activities. "Our approach was to use weather to essentially mimic an experiment," says Daniel Hungerman.
ND Experts
Economics
Bloomberg
Religious Rights Case of Christian Postal Worker
Audio
April 20, 2023
Professor Richard Garnett of Notre Dame Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments in the case of a postal worker who refused to work on Sundays and his request for a religious accomodation.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
The Tablet
Supreme Court Looks for Common Ground for Postal Worker Who Didn’t Want to Work Sundays
April 20, 2023
Richard Garnett, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State, and Society, told The Tablet earlier this year that the case gives the court the “opportunity to revisit, and correct, a 1977 ruling that most observers, across the political spectrum, agree was wrongly decided.”
The Wall Street Journal
Should Companies Use Unconventional Spellings for Products? It Isn’t Always Klear
April 17, 2023
“Companies and marketing firms spend a lot of time and money trying to come up with names, but they aren’t always aware that unconventional spellings may negatively impact customers’ initial perceptions of the brand or company,” says John Costello, an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and one of the paper’s co-authors.
ND Experts
Marketing
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The Wall Street Journal
Biden Boils the Religious-Liberty Frog
April 14, 2023
By Nicole Stelle Garnett and Meredith Holland Kessler. Ms. Garnett is a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. Ms. Kessler is an attorney in the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School