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First day of classes for the spring 2016 semester.

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The President’s Oversight Committee on Diversity and Inclusion has planned a number of activities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to both celebrate the diversity that currently exists on our campus and to reflect on how Notre Dame might become even more welcoming and inclusive.

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The Kellogg Institute for International Studies welcomes Dan Pemstein, Assistant Professor of Political Science at North Dakota State University as he presents “Defamation or Dirty Laundry? Income Inequality Encourages Politicians to Conceal Vote-Buying”.

When do elected politicians attempt to censor information about their vote-buying efforts? We develop a formal model that explains how variation in income within democracies affects politicians’ incentives, both to buy votes, and to limit public access to information about such activity. We test the model’s predictions using clientelism and censorship data from a variety of sources, including the Varieties of Democracy project and internet firm transparency reports.…

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The University of Notre Dame’s Political Theory program presents the Niemeyer Lectures in Political Philosophy, featuring Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron will deliver a series of four lectures on “The Principle of Proximity” on four evenings in March.…

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The University of Notre Dame’s Political Theory program presents the Niemeyer Lectures in Political Philosophy, featuring Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron will deliver a series of four lectures on “The Principle of Proximity” on four evenings in March.…

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Robert D. Putnam, the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, will discuss the growing “opportunity gap” faced by today’s youth amid the backdrop of an ever-growing income divide in his upcoming lecture, “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis.,” based on his recently published book of the same title. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in The Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom at the University of Notre Dame Law School at 4 pm on March 17.…

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The University of Notre Dame’s Political Theory program presents the Niemeyer Lectures in Political Philosophy, featuring Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron will deliver a series of four lectures on “The Principle of Proximity” on four evenings in March.…

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The University of Notre Dame’s Political Theory program presents the Niemeyer Lectures in Political Philosophy, featuring Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron will deliver a series of four lectures on “The Principle of Proximity” on four evenings in March.…

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The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “The ‘Good’ Rebellion? Western Engagement with the Syrian Opposition,” a lecture by Professor Dipali Mukhopadhyay of Columbia University.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field of international security, broadly defined. Within the Speaker Seminar series, the center invites prominent scholars to speak on a wide range of international security related topics. These events provide a forum for policy experts, outside academics, and Notre Dame faculty and students to present and discuss their work.…

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Senior Thesis Informational Session
FY, Sophomore & Juniors welcome!
Please contact Carolina Arroyo with any questions at carolina.arroyo.1@nd.edu…

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Dean John McGreevy will honor the accomplishments of undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Letters by hosting a reception for students completing a senior thesis project, as well as their thesis advisers or mentors.

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The Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC) is hosting a talk by COL (r) Lawrence Wilkerson of the College of William and Mary on Tuesday April 12, from 4:15 to 6:00 PM in the Hesburgh International Center Auditorium on the theme "A Bias Toward War."  Colonel Wilkerson served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff, his full biography is below.…

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The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “Death by Demography,” a lecture by Professor Monica Duffy Toft of the University of Oxford.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field of international security, broadly defined. Within the Speaker Seminar series, the center invites prominent scholars to speak on a wide range of international security related topics. These events provide a forum for policy experts, outside academics, and Notre Dame faculty and students to present and discuss their work.…

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In many contexts, the primary challenges to state authority are criminal. The common response of mass incarceration may incapacitate and deter individuals but can empower criminal organizations. From California and Texas to El Salvador and Brazil, sophisticated prison gangs have come to control inmate life, and---with the help of high incarceration rates---project power over street-level actors likely to be incarcerated.…

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Join the Department of Political Science in recognizing the outstanding academic achievements of our students. For additional information, please contact the department at 574-631-7472. 

Thursday, April 14, 2016
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Hesburgh Library - Carey Auditorium…

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The Institute for Latino Studies’ Spring 2016 Latino Studies Seminar series concludes with Marisel Moreno, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, presenting “Undocumented Migration in the Hispanic Caribbean: Insular and Diaspora Literary Perspectives.”

This series provides a venue for ILS colleagues to share their research with one another. Lunch is provided at all sessions.…

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This session will include a faculty panel and discussion of immigration or foreign policy as a campaign issue.

There will an opportunity to register to vote at each of these events and request an absentee ballot. Additionally students may find voter registration information through their dorm liaisons and at tables in LaFortune hosted on regularly on Sunday evenings by Student Government and members of the NDVotes Task Force.…

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The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “The Political Origins of Elite Support for War: How Democratic Leaders Manage Public Opinion,” a lecture by Professor Elizabeth Saunders of George Washington University.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field of international security, broadly defined. Within the Speaker Seminar series, the center invites prominent scholars to speak on a wide range of international security related topics. These events provide a forum for policy experts, outside academics, and Notre Dame faculty and students to present and discuss their work.…

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The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “Shared Sovereignty in State-Building: Explaining ‘Invited Interventions,’” a lecture by Professor Aila Matanock of the University of California, Berkeley.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field of international security, broadly defined. Within the Speaker Seminar series, the center invites prominent scholars to speak on a wide range of international security related topics. These events provide a forum for policy experts, outside academics, and Notre Dame faculty and students to present and discuss their work.…

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Gamma Delta Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha
Induction Ceremony
Friday, May 13, 2016
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
141 DeBartolo Hall…

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Senior Recognition Ceremony
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Compton Family Ice Arena
2:30 - 3:30 p.m…

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Arts and Letters students and their families are invited to attend the College of Arts and Letters’
2016 Diploma Ceremony on Sunday afternoon, May 15.

To participate in this event, all students must register online in advance.

The conferral of degrees will take place during the Notre Dame Commencement exercises Sunday morning, but students will receive their diplomas during the Arts and Letters Diploma Ceremony.…

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The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) invite you and your team to register for the 8th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty in Peace Studies Program Development, June 13 – 17, 2016.

The Summer Institute brings together teams of academics who want to launch a peace studies program at their college or university; strengthen or develop a new dimension to a peace studies program; or move an established peace studies program to the next level of design and rigor. Since its inception, the Summer Institute has hosted 250+ attendees from 70 different institutions.…

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July 15-23, 2016

Violence in Palestine has been on-going and severe for many years, and there is a wealth of basic research on the negative effects of such violence on developing children and their family systems. Yet, there have been extraordinarily few interventions that have been rigorously evaluated and even fewer that have been able to demonstrate any positive effects on mental health. We propose that two theoretical frameworks – social ecological theory and emotional security theory – may be successfully leveraged for better identifying possible avenues for successful mental health programs in setting with chronic violence (Cummings & Miller-Graff, 2015). The conference will seek to: discuss the application of these theoretical models as they apply to mental health program development in Palestine, consider conceptualizations of resilience and well-being in the face of chronic trauma, and identify relevant intersections between systems that may require unique approaches to treatment.…

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Orientation weekend is held each fall to introduce parents and students to campus life and to help them become more familiar with the University of Notre Dame. Among the planned activities across campus are:

• official welcome
• academic exploration sessions
• orientation with dorm rectors
• student services open houses
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First day of classes for the fall 2016 semester.

Originally published at al.nd.edu.…

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The Rooney Center and the Center for Civil and Human Rights are cosponsoring a new film series. Campaign Concerns will focus on issues relating to the 2016 presidential election, such as the use of drones, voting rights, and immigration. Additional information about the films and schedule for the series can be found here…

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“What Judges Want: Goals and Personality on the U.S. Supreme Court” is presented by Matthew E.K. Hall, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.

You are invited to experience an intimate discussion with Notre Dame’s most engaging faculty speakers on some of the most pressing and fascinating issues of our times. Each lecture and Q&A is presented on a “home game” Saturday.…

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This year’s ND Forum will reflect on the upcoming election in the context of the presidential and vice presidential debates, including discussion of the place of debate in the democratic process as well as an analysis of past debates from the perspective of those involved in moderating and planning them. Campus debate watches and other events related to the election will be held in the weeks leading up to the election.…

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