Facing increased demand for mental health support, University makes changes...
Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series on mental health services at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. Follow these links to part two and part three. National statistics reveal a high demand...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s announces Aug. 10 start, Thanksgiving end for fall semester
Saint Mary’s will begin in-person classes Aug. 10, eliminating fall break and completing the semester before Thanksgiving, Interim President Nancy Nekvasil and President-Elect Katie Conboy announced in...
View ArticleIrish to commence three-game series against Kentucky in Rupp Arena next season
Notre Dame men’s basketball has announced a three-game series with the University of Kentucky beginning with the upcoming 2020-21 season. The Irish will travel south to Lexington, Kentucky, for a...
View ArticleVice president for student affairs answers questions, provides timeline for...
In a question and answer session hosted by student government, vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding provided updates regarding the fall semester through a video posted on YouTube...
View ArticleCollege interim president reflects on term
After 36 years with Saint Mary’s, Interim President Nancy Nekvasil’s term came to an end Friday. Nekvasil stepped into the role of interim president following the abrupt resignation of former...
View ArticleJenkins urges Department of State to speed up student visa process
University President Fr. John Jenkins wrote a letter Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the State Department to expedite the process for international students to obtain student visas. In...
View ArticleJenkins announces prayer service for George Floyd
In light of George Floyd’s death, University President Fr. John Jenkins invited members of the Notre Dame community to gather at the Hesburgh Library Quad to “pray for unity and walk for justice”...
View ArticleIn response to Fr. Jenkins
Like many of my peers, I was thrilled to receive the announcement that the fall semester would resume in person. I love being on campus, I miss my friends and I recognize that in-person education is...
View ArticleFather Jenkins, it’s not enough.
On May 30, the University of Notre Dame published “Statement by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame, on racial justice” on its official news site. Fr. Jenkins begins by...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: This problem cannot be prayed away. Do more
We’ve heard their names with a rumble of outrage from the White and tri-campus communities for years: Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland — the list goes on and on. And...
View ArticleStudent government calls on campus community to fight racial inequalities
Members of Notre Dame’s student government urged the campus community to do their part in combating racial inequalities in light of the recent murder of George Floyd in a statement released Monday. The...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s cabinet releases statement on racial injustices
In a statement sent to the student body Tuesday at midnight, the Saint Mary’s administration acknowledged racial inequities affecting the national community and urged a commitment to call out and bring...
View ArticleNavy-Notre Dame game moved from Dublin to Annapolis for 1st time in rivalry...
A large bubble of uncertainty looms over college and professional athletics, but Notre Dame football and director of athletics Jack Swarbick are finding answers to some difficult questions at this...
View ArticleIrish athletes, coaches address protests inspired by George Floyd’s death
Outrage over the death of George Floyd — an African American man who was killed after a Minneapolis, MN police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes — has spilled over into the sports...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s SGA releases statement, denounce hatred within campus community
In an email to students Tuesday afternoon, the Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) addressed students with regards to the existence of racial injustice within the nation and how racial...
View ArticleViolence of silence
In the past week, a 1964 black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. linking arms with protestors including Fr. Theodore Hesburgh has been trotted out (again) to justify the University’s...
View ArticleGraduate student writes music to inspire people, call for change
“Stop killin’ me and you’ll see that I am more than you think…” Graduate student Emorja Roberson’s baritone voice is packed with sentiment as he sings “Stop Killin’ Me,” a 42-second-long song he penned...
View ArticlePresident Conboy to facilitate discussion with students of color
Students of color are invited to attend a virtual meeting Wednesday with College President Katie Conboy to share their aspirations and stories, said Redgina Hill, executive director of inclusion and...
View ArticleIrish legend and Ring of Honor inductee Bob Whitmore dies
Bob Whitmore, Notre Dame basketball legend and Purcell Pavilion Ring of Honor inductee died May 23 at the age of 73, after a long battle with serious health issues for years. He suffered from seizures...
View ArticleFormer student-athlete, coach, administrator Brian Boulac dies at age 79
Brian “Bou” Boulac, who served Notre Dame athletics for over 50 years as a student-athlete, football and softball coach and devoted administrator, has passed away at the age of 79, according to an...
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