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In a letter to the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., registered his concerns with proposed changes to the department’s policy that would make it harder for international students to enroll in U.S. universities.

Notre Dame Law School is launching a new summer program for law students — the Hamburg Honor Scholars Program — and an associated partnership with Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany.

The study abroad team at Notre Dame International is launching a new podcast meant to highlight the diversity of experiences abroad among students, returnees, and alumni. The weekly podcast, BeyoND Study Abroad…

Notre Dame International (NDI) is hosting a virtual panel on domestic violence through the perspectives of experts from India, Mexico and the United States. The Oct. 16 event titled “Domestic Violence: Empowerment and Community Intervention” is part of NDI’s global roundtable series focusing on global challenges during the pandemic and beyond.…...

The study abroad team at Notre Dame International is launching a new digital initiative that connects the different phases of study abroad and enhances the experience for students. Study Abroad Compass, a newly-developed and innovative program, will be a collection of courses, online lectures, and certificates completed over the different...

The Notre Dame Dublin Global Gateway and the Notre Dame - Newman Centre for Faith and Reason have launched a new, four-part international series to celebrate the first anniversary of the canonization of Saint John Henry Newman—theologian, poet, convert, and founder of the Catholic University of Ireland. “Thinking with Newman:...

The University of Notre Dame and its global network, including the University of Notre Dame at Tantur located in Jerusalem, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. The agreement was made official today during a virtual ceremony, signed by Yad Vashem Director-General...

Editor’s note: During this unprecedented time, faculty and staff members are, as always, HERE for Notre Dame students. Whether work is done physically on campus or remotely, the collective purpose remains to offer an unsurpassed undergraduate education that nurtures the mind, body and spirit; and to advance human understanding through scholarship, research and...

A new fall online series offered by the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association is aimed at helping participants develop communication skills critical to enhancing cultural awareness, knowledge and practical skills in the increasingly diverse contemporary workplace.

Join Notre Dame's Pre-College Programs in fall 2020 for the first ever online Global Scholars program. This virtual program offers rising sophomores and juniors the opportunity to engage with Notre Dame International…

The Notre Dame London Global Gateway, along with five partners from across the University of Notre Dame campus, has launched the London Book Club, an interactive, educational enrichment program featuring Notre Dame’s expert faculty. Throughout the year, relevant themes will be selected, and participants will be invited to join four...

Can people vote safely in the midst of a pandemic? Can populist leaders legally expand their authority through the use of emergency powers – even to the point they’re allowed to silence critics with impunity? And, can politicians who refuse to acknowledge the severity of the coronavirus crisis effectively curb...

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today that in-person classes for the University’s nearly 12,000 students are suspended, effective Wednesday, replaced by remote instruction only for the next two weeks because positive rates for the coronavirus continue to climb.

Winners have until 2021 or later to use the award because of cancellations and restrictions related to the pandemic.

Professor Theodore Cachey, has been invited to sit on the scientific committee for the 2021 Dante centenary organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture.

"I was heartened to learn that the government has abandoned plans which would have resulted in the deportation of foreign students enrolled at certain American colleges and universities. Their presence enriches us all. They should be welcomed, not threatened or sent home." Originally published by Notre Dame News…

The world's top privacy lawyers and scholars will discuss the future of privacy in an exclusive online event August 27, with opening remarks from former Irish President Mary McAleese and a keynote presentation by Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon.  “The Future of Privacy, from Ireland to America,”…

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., today announced that the University would in coming days file an amicus curiae brief in support of a court motion by Harvard University and MIT to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from expelling international students who are enrolled exclusively...

The following letter was sent from University president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf in response to his proposed policy of deporting foreign students unable to find in-person alternatives when universities implement online instruction.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Monday that international students obtaining a college degree in the United States will not be allowed to stay in the country if their institution is holding courses online for the 2020 fall semester.  Michael Pippenger, vice president and associate provost for internationalization,...