Upcoming Events By Year

Work-in-Progress Seminars are designed to generate in-depth discussion of new scholarly work. In accordance with University guidelines for social distancing, these seminars will offer a possibility of remote participation. To attend either in person or virtually, please register here…

Read More about Beyond Shaming: Compliance with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (VIRTUAL)

Notre Dame's Student Chapter of International Justice Mission will host a ZOOM discussion about Human Trafficking on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m.

https://notredame.zoom.us/j/4821083452

Sponsored by: University of Notre Dame Department of Political Science and the Gamma Delta Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha…

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Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary

Join the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights as Mehrsa Baradaran, professor of law at the University of California Irvine, explores the racial wealth gap. Professor Baradaran writes about banking law, financial inclusion, and inequality. Her scholarship includes The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap…

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Professor Christina Wolbrecht will be a special guest for our discussion of A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage…

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Learn about and register to vote at various locations across campus as part of Notre Dame Student Government's Civic Engagement Week. 

The dorm with the highest attendance at Civic Engagement Week events will win free ice cream!

Originally published at forum2020.conductor.nd.edu…

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Daniel Byman is a Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.  Dr. Byman has served as a...

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Join ND Votes and ND Athletics for a documentary and brief talk on the importance of voting and voter registration opportunities! This talk is part of part of Notre Dame Student Government's Civic Engagement Week. The dorm with the highest attendance at Civic Engagement Week events will win free ice cream!…

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Virtual Event: https://notredame.zoom.us/j/95877407086

"A Catholic Feminist" by Helen Alvaré, George Mason University School of Law

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The events of 2020 are laying bare inequalities that have long plagued the United States and the global community. The intersections of the pandemic, ongoing racialized violence, and hate-filled political rhetoric, combined with the volatility of the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, are exposing the costs of the status quo and pushing each of us to examine our role in advocating for justice. …

Read More about Understanding and Engaging Movements for Justice: Sarah Nahar

Virtual Event! https://notredame.zoom.us/j/95877407086

A Debate with Sai Prakash, University of Virginia, John Yoo, University of California at Berkley School of Law, and Dean Reuter, The Federalist Society.

Read More about “Presidential Power in the Age of Trump: What are Its True Extent and Limits?“

A Kellogg Work-in-Progress Seminar with Visiting Fellow David Smilde.

David Smilde
Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellow
Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations, Tulane University
Senior Fellow, Washington Office on Latin America

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Read More about Venezuela's Transition to Illiberalism, Vol. 1: Hugo Chávez and 21st Century Socialism (VIRTUAL)

Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary

Join the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights as Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, director of the Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative, explores the racial dimensions of the Flint water crisis. She is the author of What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resilience, and Hope in an American City…

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Rock the Vote: Sponsored by Student Government

Join us for food trucks, games, live music, voter registration stations, ballot requesting tables, and prizes! Rock the Vote is part of Notre Dame Student Government's Civic Engagement Week. The dorm with the highest attendance at Civic Engagement Week events will win free ice cream!…

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Please join the Chattanooga Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for a presentation by Prof. Richard W. Garnett on the recent religious liberty cases at the Supreme Court.

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The Institute for Latino Studies welcomes ND alumna Marisa Y. Limón Garza, Deputy Director of Hope Border Institute in El Paso, to reflect on the August 3, 2019 mass shooting and its significance in the Latino community. The El Paso massacre, where 23 people were killed and 23 others injured, is considered to be the deadliest anti-Latino attack in U.S. history.…

Read More about The El Paso Massacre: One Year Later

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In this epic moment of reckoning on systemic racism and during the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election in November, the Kroc Institute seeks to promote and support the voices of a new generation of voters: young people who experience and care about racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice and inequality, and who expect the political leadership of our country to take these issues seriously.…

Read More about Advice to the Next President on Addressing Racial Justice: Notre Dame Students Speak Out

Now more than ever, the world needs individuals with the desire, skills, and adaptability to engage in important global issues amid ever changing landscapes. The Kellogg Institute provides Notre Dame undergraduates with exceptional opportunities in international research and promoting global citizenship, preparing students with the training and skills needed to adapt and engage in meaningful work, whether in the field or in an office, abroad or from home. Learn more about Kellogg opportunities to challenge yourself, advance your academic goals, connect with partners from around the world, and engage in meaningful work on global issues.…

Read More about Kellogg Student Programs Information Meeting - Undergraduate Internships, Fellowships, and Grants (VIRTUAL)

(Press release link re: the withdrawal of Notre Dame hosting the debate: https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-withdraws-as-presidential-debate-host-site/ )
 

Originally published at events.nd.edu…

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Christina Wolbrecht, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame,
Jay Brandenberger, Ph.D., Center for Social Concerns
Lulama (Lulu) Moyo, M.A.…

Read More about Building Civic Learning: Lessons from the 19th Amendment in the Context of the November Election

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About the Lecture

 

Engaged Buddhism describes a global form of socially and politically active Buddhism that emerged in the 1960s, and has transformed both the Buddhist religion and the world ever since. The Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh coined the term; ever since, he and other Asian Buddhist leaders embraced it in building Buddhist movements for waging peace, claiming rights, and enacting justice. The late 1990s and early 2000s saw a spike in scholarship on Engaged Buddhism in Asia that has not been seen since.
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In accordance with updated University guidelines on limiting public gatherings, this event is offered virtually via Zoom. Please register for this lecture to receive information on how to connect via computer or phone. (Registration information available soon.)

Michael L. Best…

Read More about Social Media, Democracy, and Dangerous Speech (VIRTUAL)

Virtual event

Lecture by Nicholas Buccola, Linfield University

 

Read More about “The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America”

Join Notre Dame Student Government for a debate watch on South Quad. 

Due to the University's policy limiting visitors to campus, this event is open to members of the Notre Dame community only.

Originally published at forum2020.nd.edu.…

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The events of 2020 are laying bare inequalities that have long plagued the United States and the global community. The intersections of the pandemic, ongoing racialized violence, and hate-filled political rhetoric, combined with the volatility of the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, are exposing the costs of the status quo and pushing each of us to examine our role in advocating for justice. …

Read More about Understanding and Engaging Movements for Justice: David Cortright and Maria Stephan

"Conflict-Related Constitutions and Conflict (non)Recurrence"

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Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, invites you to this ancient rite to ask God's blessing on all those who serve the people as lawyers, judges, civil government officials, teachers and students of the law and political science. Mass will be live-streamed for the general public.

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This first event in the series, Bridging the Divide, will set the stage by emphasizing the need for fact-based ethical arguments on important political issues. Panelists will share their observations and insights on current challenges in political discourse and potential ways to encourage rational conversations about important issues that often divide our society.…

Read More about Beyond Good Manners: Promoting Civil Discussions on Issues that Divide Us

The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the University of Notre Dame will hold the 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution for all who would like to participate, this year's conference will take place virtually.…

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The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the University of Notre Dame will hold the 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 2020. Out of an abundance of caution for all who would like to participate, this year's conference will take place virtually.…

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Featuring Ibtisam Azem, Palestinian Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Journalist.

Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics, colonialism, military domination, and gross human rights violations. 

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