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Arts and Letters Students to Lead Notre Dame Student Body

Published: March 26, 2013

Alex Coccia and Nancy Joyce, both juniors in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters, have been elected undergraduate student body president and vice president for the 2013-14 academic ye...

Notre Dame ranked No. 4 'dream college' for parents for second year in a row

Published: March 22, 2013

Author: Shannon Chapla

For the second year in a row, the University of Notre Dame is the No. 4 “dream college” among parents of college applicants, the Princeton Review reported in its annual “C...

Center For Social Concerns to host international experts on peace and justice

Published: March 20, 2013

Author: John Guimond

The University of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns will host leading international scholars in the Catholic Social Tradition on campus March 21-23 (Thursday-Saturday) for a con...

Renowned sociologist Robert Bellah to visit Notre Dame

Published: March 13, 2013

Author: Jessica Green

Sociologist Robert Bellah will visit the University of Notre Dame on March 19 (Tuesday). The Elliott Professor of Sociology emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, Bellah will present...

Irish Innovation Fund established to assist student-led startups

Published: March 05, 2013

Author: William G. Gilroy

A new $3.5 million fund at the University of Notre Dame has been established to help launch student-led ventures and further strengthen the educational component of the University’s E...

Collaborative Effort Brings Leading Development Economists to Notre Dame

Published: March 01, 2013

Author: Elizabeth Rankin

Five of the world’s preeminent development economists are visiting Notre Dame this spring as part of the series “New Frontiers in Economic Development,” sponsored by the Kellogg I...

International economics major adds five languages

Published: February 25, 2013

Author: Jessica Green

Beginning this fall, University of Notre Dame undergraduate students interested in pursuing international economics as a major can choose from among five new language options: Arabic, Chinese, Ja...

Notre Dame ranks on Peace Corps’ annual list of top volunteer-producing schools

Published: February 20, 2013

Author: John Guimond

For the 13th year in a row, the University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on Peace Corps’ annual list of the top volunteer-producing midsized colleges and universities across the country. ...

Video: Students Find Summer Language Abroad Program Transformative

Published: January 30, 2013

Author: Arts and Letters

Whether they camped with Bedouins in the Jordanian desert, visited ancient temples in Japan, hiked around the Black Forest of Germany, or took a road trip to the beaches of Ecuador, the alumni o...

Student conference to explore collaboration in international human development

Published: January 29, 2013

Author: Anna Kottkamp and Margot Morris

The fifth annual Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame will bring together hundreds of students and guests from Notre Dame and universities as far away as Uganda to s...

Nelson Mark Named Acting Director of Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

Published: January 29, 2013

Author: Kate Cohorst

Notre Dame economist Nelson Mark has been appointed acting director of the University’s Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. The appointment is effective immediately and runs through July...

Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business announces new master’s program for non-business undergrads

Published: January 11, 2013

Author: Carol Elliott

Beginning June 2013, students earning bachelor’s degrees in science, English, philosophy and other non-business disciplines will have a new option for gaining a graduate business degr...

Video: "The Senior Thesis: Independent Research, Student-Inspired"

Published: December 19, 2012

Author: Arts and Letters

Researching and completing a senior thesis can be one of the most fulfilling experiences of your college career. It is challenging—but ultimately satisfying because it starts and ends with...

Senior Takes Advantage of International Research Opportunities

Published: December 11, 2012

Author: Nancy Joyce

What do Sierra Leone, Croatia, and Ireland have in common? All are the subject of University of Notre Dame senior Catherine Reidy’s undergraduate research. Reidy, a psychology major and an...

Notre Dame hosts conference to launch international study consortium

Published: December 06, 2012

Author: Michael O. Garvey

Lance Askildson Notre Dame International hosted the inaugural meeting of a new consortium of private research universities Oct. 24 and 25 to explore ways to strengthen the academic quality ...

Students Find Summer Language Abroad Program Transformative

Published: November 28, 2012

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Whether they camped with Bedouins in the Jordanian desert, visited ancient temples in Japan, hiked around the Black Forest of Germany, or took a road trip to the beaches of Ecuador, the alumni o...

Notre Dame to celebrate International Education Week Nov. 9-16

Published: November 10, 2012

Author: Megan Zagger

Each year, the University of Notre Dame’s International Student Services and Activities, in conjunction with other campus departments and organizations, hosts International Education Week (...

Professor From Notre Dame Translates Nobel Winner’s Novels

Published: October 11, 2012

Author: Kate Cohorst

Novelist Mo Yan today became the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. If you have ever read any of his work in English, you probably have Howard Goldblatt to thank. Big Bre...

On the Path to the Foreign Service

Published: August 21, 2012

Author: Mary Kate Malone

While working as a national sales planner at Univision Television Group in 2009, Melissa Fisher ’07 began to feel restless. She wasn’t sure what direction to take next but knew she h...

College of Arts and Letters Launches International Economics Major

Published: June 12, 2012

Author: Joanna Basile

Linguistic and cultural fluency is an increasingly important asset in business. And to address the growing demand for professionals who can both understand and help shape the world market, Notre...