Notre Dame to host consultation session, lecture on Church’s sex abuse crisis and lessons derived from truth and reconciliation processes Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, and Katharina Westerhorstmann, a professor of theology... September 22, 2021
American studies professor wins prize for scholarship in American humor Perin Gürel, an associate professor of American studies, has won the Jack Rosenbalm Prize for American Humor for her essay,... September 08, 2021
How sociology Ph.D. candidate Abigail Jorgensen used the pandemic to strengthen her research on motherhood, politics, and identity Abigail Jorgensen ’16 first began exploring women’s relationships with politics for her senior thesis in the College of Arts &... August 23, 2021
How sociology Ph.D. candidate Abigail Jorgensen used the pandemic to strengthen her research on motherhood, politics, and identity Abigail Jorgensen ’16 first began exploring women’s relationships with politics for her senior thesis in the College of Arts &... August 17, 2021
Historian offers first deep dive into secret German-Soviet alliance that laid groundwork for WWII In new research that is the first to elucidate exactly what occurred at secret facilities in the USSR, Ian Johnson,... July 15, 2021
Vanesa Miseres awarded Humboldt Research Fellowship to shed new light on Latin American women’s commentaries on war The research fellowship, which promotes international academic cooperation among distinguished scholars from Germany and abroad, will enable Miseres to spend... June 25, 2021
‘A dialogue without boundaries’: Classics professor to research the power of ancient narratives in Germany with support of Humboldt Fellowship Aldo Tagliabue is fascinated by the power of a great narrative to draw the reader in. An assistant professor in the Department... June 10, 2021
English Ph.D. alumnus Jay David Miller awarded ACLS fellowship to explore how Quaker rhetoric addressed injustice in early America Jay David Miller, who received his Ph.D. in English from Notre Dame in spring 2020, has been awarded a fellowship... June 08, 2021
Seven economics undergraduates land prestigious pre-doctoral research positions, including five with the Federal Reserve Seven seniors in the Department of Economics have secured highly competitive pre-doctoral positions for after graduation — three with the... May 27, 2021
Jesus Christ Superstar production at Notre Dame Stadium showcases resilience, creativity, and community of musical theatre students and faculty In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Matt Hawkins wanted to teach his students the value of resilience — and... May 07, 2021
PLS professor wins book prize for research shedding new light on role of women religious in the Middle Ages Katie Bugyis, an assistant professor in the Program of Liberal Studies, has been awarded the American Society of Church History’s Frank S.... April 01, 2021
How the liberal arts instilled curiosity, boldness, and fearlessness in a history and Japanese student — and carried her from "USA Today" to Hollywood red carpets For Arienne Thompson Plourde ’04, the first step toward a successful journalism career was to study history and Japanese. Although... February 25, 2021
Glynn Senior art history major Meg Burns awarded Luce Scholarship Notre Dame senior Margaret “Meg” Burns, an art history major from San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a 2021-22 Luce... February 18, 2021
Three philosophers awarded NEH fellowships, continuing Notre Dame’s record success Three faculty members from Notre Dame’s Department of Philosophy — Richard Cross, Katharina Kraus and Samuel Newlands — have been offered... January 07, 2021
Former Notre Dame economist Christopher Waller confirmed to Federal Reserve Board Christopher Waller, the former Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor of Economics at Notre Dame, has been confirmed to the Federal Reserve’s... December 09, 2020
Francie Shaft thought her theology and Japanese majors would never intersect — until she went abroad. Now the connections keep appearing. Francie Shaft has discovered intersections between her theology and Japanese majors through her classes and research — both on campus... October 30, 2020
Reilly Center names new directors of Medicine and the Liberal Arts, GLOBES programs The John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values has announced new leadership for two key programs — Vania... October 23, 2020
Wolbrecht receives American Political Science Association grant to broaden impact of organization promoting expertise of female scholars Christina Wolbrecht has been awarded a Centennial Center Special Projects Fund grant from the American Political Science Association. October 15, 2020
With NEH grant, Notre Dame philosopher Paul Weithman planning conference on enduring impact of John Rawls Rawls' work A Theory of Justice has had a lasting and far-reaching influence on the fields of economics, political science, philosophy,... September 24, 2020
College of Arts & Letters launches Beyond the Dome toolkit to help students with career discernment and preparedness The College of Arts and Letters is introducing Beyond the Dome — a new set of tools and resources to... September 10, 2020
Q&A with Dominique Vargas, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English Dominique Vargas discusses how the body works as a metaphor in contemporary American literature and why it is important to question... July 24, 2020
Program of Liberal Studies professor wins fellowship to research at center for Italian Renaissance studies in Florence Denis Robichaud, an associate professor in the Program of Liberal Studies, has been awarded the I Tatti Jean-François Malle Residential... July 16, 2020
Through research and teaching, Notre Dame historian and gender studies scholar-in-residence explores how archives shape narratives What Karen Graubart didn’t find in archives in Spain and Peru was, in some ways, as valuable as what she... May 14, 2020
Professor’s research highlights African American women in theatre history, elevating marginalized and overlooked voices La Donna Forsgren writes because she has something to say — and because the people she writes about had something... May 11, 2020
Film scholar wins Guggenheim fellowship for research on placelessness in American cinema Pamela Wojcik, a professor in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre, has been awarded a 2020 fellowship from the John... May 11, 2020
Historian wins book prize for her work on Parisian market women in the French Revolution Katie Jarvis, an assistant professor in the Department of History, has been awarded the Louis A. Gottschalk Prize from the... May 01, 2020
American studies professor’s research on slaves’ courtroom testimony garners multiple book awards Sophie White, an associate professor in the Department of American Studies, offered an exceptional glimpse into the lives of the... May 01, 2020
Virtuoso organist and scholar Kola Owolabi to join Notre Dame music and sacred music faculty Acclaimed organist Kola Owolabi will join the faculty of the Department of Music and Sacred Music at Notre Dame this... April 24, 2020
FTT professor’s research highlights African American women in theatre history, elevating marginalized and overlooked voices La Donna Forsgren writes because she has something to say — and because the people she writes about had something... April 24, 2020
‘We are all in this together’: How A&L faculty rapidly adapted their courses for distance learning From philosophy to musical theatre to economics, Arts and Letters faculty are using technological innovations — as well as creativity,... April 02, 2020
