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May 19, 2021

Intentions in Great Power Politics: Uncertainty and the Roots of Conflict

Why the future of great power politics is likely to resemble its dismal past Can great powers be confident that...

May 18, 2021

Kellogg, NDI Partner to Bring Mexico Fulbright to Notre Dame

An expert in political psychology and strategic communication will be the first scholar in residence at the Kellogg Institute for...

May 18, 2021

10 A&L faculty members receive undergraduate teaching and advising awards

Nine faculty members in the College of Arts & Letters have received Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Awards for Excellence...

May 14, 2021

Catholic University in Ružomberok confers 20th Anniversary Medals on McAdams and Caro

A. James McAdams and Monica Caro with their medals from the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia. To mark the 20th...

May 12, 2021

Notre Dame Research announces 2021 internal grant recipients

Twenty-three researchers from the University of Notre Dame have received awards through the Notre Dame Research (NDR) Internal Grant Program....

May 12, 2021

Notre Dame launches Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government

The University of Notre Dame has launched the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government, a new hub of scholarship and...

April 29, 2021

Division of Student Affairs recognizes outstanding student leaders

The University of Notre Dame’s Division of Student Affairs recognized seven students at the 35th annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet.

April 28, 2021

Supreme Court case risks government censorship of young people’s protected political and religious expression, expert says

“For more than 50 years, the justices have struggled to define the free-speech rights of public school students,” said Richard W....

April 26, 2021

Statement on Biden Recognizing Atrocities against Armenians as Genocide

Biden’s statement is an important step in drawing attention to the immense catastrophe that was the Armenian genocide.

April 23, 2021

Fall 2021 Courses for Constitutional Studies Minor Now Available

Constitutional Studies Minors: our Fall 2021 Course offerings are now available! You can find them at constudies.nd.edu/courses/. If you have any...

April 21, 2021

Political scientist receives Distinguished Scholar Award from International Studies Association’s Religion and International Relations Section

Daniel Philpott, a Notre Dame professor of political science, has received the 2021 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies...

April 19, 2021

See what John Kasich & Julián Castro are saying about finding common ground

Originally published by The Rooney Center at rooneycenter.nd.edu on April 18, 2021.…

April 16, 2021

Juniors Tarik Brown, Gregory Miller named 2021 Truman Scholars

University of Notre Dame juniors Tarik Brown and Gregory Miller have been named 2021 Truman Scholars, becoming the University’s 10th...

April 13, 2021

Inaugural Women Inspired to Serve event empowers female students, young professionals seeking defense and security careers

Partnering with the advocacy associations Women in Defense, Women in International Security and Girl Security, WISE hosted its inaugural event,...

April 09, 2021

Black Alumni of Notre Dame expands scope of Frazier Thompson Scholarship

The Frazier Thompson Scholarship has been broadened to provide grants in seven categories to undergraduate, graduate and professional students who...

April 09, 2021

Oral History Transcript

James Webb, former U.S. Senator from Virginia, has been a combat Marine, a counsel in the Congress, an assistant secretary...

Notre Dame to require students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 beginning with fall 2021 semester

The announcement comes in advance of the University opening a clinic Thursday (April 8) with the Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccine, making...

April 05, 2021

What We Are Reading Today: Promoting Peace with Information by Dan Lindley

It is normally assumed that international security regimes such as the UN can reduce the risk of war by increasing...

April 05, 2021

Fact Check: Claims that VP Kamala Harris Refused to Salute the Military are Missing Context

The claim: Kamala Harris refused to salute members of the military while boarding Air Force Two - Shortly after a...

April 05, 2021

An Interview with the 2021 Peace Conference Planning Committee

The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, endowed by Joan B. Kroc and sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace...