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As America's leading Catholic research university, Notre Dame has long been at the forefront of finding answers to the most pressing questions facing our communities.
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Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, to receive 2025 Laetare Medal
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The Opportunity of Inquiry
For scholars who share a common passion for inquiry because of what it can reveal about our world and ourselves, there is opportunity here.
Faith & Service
The Demands of Justice
Notre Dame is animated by a faith that inspires us to seek knowledge because of the powerful tool it can be to improve humankind.
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The Connected World
Notre Dame seeks to be in the world, and to bring the world to Notre Dame, because inquiry and scholarly exchange are enriched by the pursuit of cultural fluency.
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‘Who the messenger is matters’: Cultural leaders can positively influence population growth
Fertility rates across the world have been steadily dropping since 1950. Pinpointing the reasons is at the heart of Lakshmi Iyer's work as a professor of economics and global affairs. Her research exemplifies the kind of population-level research that Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop), a new research initiative at the University, seeks to foster.
Latest News
Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, to receive 2025 Laetare Medal
Kerry Alys Robinson, the president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities USA, has been selected to receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2025 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — at Notre Dame’s 180th University Commencement Ceremony on May 18 (Sunday).
Research
Lee Gettler, professor of anthropology, elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
On Thursday, March 27, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced the 2024 class of AAAS Fellows including Lee Gettler, the Rev. John A. O’Brien College Professor of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame.
Research
ND Expert on tariffs and trade policy: ‘How should the US be engaged with the rest of the world?’
To make sense of the new administration's recent tariff announcements and policy changes, Robert Johnson, the Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics at Notre Dame, explains how tariffs affect global economies and what this means for U.S. engagement in global trade.
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Notre Dame In Focus
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Reasons to serve
History, West Point, and 9/11 memorial inspire ND ROTC students in New York
“Notre Dame must be the leading global Catholic research university, on par with but distinct from the world's best private universities. This effort to educate students and conduct research at the highest level animated by a distinctive Catholic mission is one of the most exciting and consequential experiments in global higher education.”
— Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework
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Notre Dame In Motion
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Conference: "Building Narratives of Roman Power, Past and Present"
Wed, Apr 2 at 8:00 am
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Lecture: "Revitalizing Inner Cities"
Wed, Apr 2 at 5:15 pm
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Lecture—"The Fascist Lair: The Battle of Berlin"
Thu, Apr 10 at 4:30 pm