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Pathways and Impediments to Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The conflict in the eastern region of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a protracted, multi-layered crisis...
Film Screening of Ancestral Artistry
The Influence of Africans and Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture explores the rich architectural legacy that...
A Walk Through South Bend
How can urban landscapes improve air and water quality, cool neighborhoods on a hot day, and support biodiversity?...
Bible Criticism
This month, Minding Scripture, which brings together the life the mind and the life of faith, asks guest speaker Nathan...
The History of Asian Allure
Discover the origins, evolution, and impact of Asian Allure, the annual, student-led performance that has become a...
Shaping the Future of Voting with Technology Innovations
The intersection of Artificial Intelligence, democratic integrity, and election security represents the primary...
The Power of Learning Agendas
Unlock the blueprint for modern governance in this collaborative breakthrough featuring King County and Notre Dame’s...
Champions of Hope
As part of the University’s 11th annual Walk the Walk Week celebration and the 2025-26 Notre Dame Forum on...
Resurrecting Justice
For centuries, the dominant concept of justice in the West has been the constant will to render another his due. The...
Making the Space to Reimagine Teaching
When you become a teacher, you commit to a life of learning—not just for your students, but for yourself. You can...
The Intersection of Faith, Music, and Neuroscience
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
What We Can Learn from Ukraine’s Fight for Democracy
Historian Olesya Khromeychuk challenges us to view democracy not as a static inheritance, but as a grueling “learning...
Making Waves in the Medieval Mediterranean Sea
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Thomas Burman, former director of Medieval Institute at the University of Notre...
Catholicism’s Humanist Perspective on AI
The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence is often framed as a purely technical or economic challenge, yet its most...
Catholicism and Feminism Roundtable
In a culture increasingly defined by ideological silos and digital fragmentation, the search for a coherent identity...
Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79
Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...
Nostra Aetate and Catholic-Jewish Relations
Listen in as Avraham Burg sits down with Dr. Karma Ben Johanan, historian of Jewish-Christian relations and a faculty...
Micah Shrewsberry on Coaching with Purpose
Micah Shrewsberry began his career just a few miles away from Notre Dame’s campus in a coaching role that required...
Sickness and Healing
In light of the global Coronavirus pandemic, this month’s episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing,...
Tony and Phyllis Lauinger
Meet the 2025 recipients of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, Anthony J. and Phyllis W. Lauinger of Tulsa,...
Be Someone’s Miracle Today
What does it take to lead one of the top law schools in the nation? Learn that and so much more from G. Marcus Cole,...
Peace Policy Spotlight: Nuclear War and Climate Change
This episode of Peace Policy, focuses on the co-mingling of two existential crises of our time: the threat of nuclear...
What’s the Point? Building with Circularity in Mind
Katie Fitzhugh, director of destruction at Repurpose Savannah, explains the importance of her work with the women-led...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica ’77
Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...
Eclipses in Outer Space
Lauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of...
Infinite Persons and Mass Politics: The Case of the Chilean Falange Nacional
Can theology defend democracy? In the twentieth century, prominent political theorists who aimed to protect democratic...
Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Music
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Can Financial Markets Shape Citizens’ Votes? Evidence from the 2022 Brazilian Election
It is well documented that elected politicians care about financial market reactions to political and economic events,...
Leaving the Beaten Path
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Andrea Robiglio, professor of History of Philosophy at KU Leuven, about the wide...
Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky
Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...
Teaching Students When (Not) to Use AI
When satellite maps became available on our phones, some wondered what we would lose by becoming less oriented to the...
Bill Mattison
Bill Mattison ’03 Th.D. is the Wilsey Professor of Theology at Notre Dame and author of Growing in Virtue: Aquinas on...
A Conversation with Cardinal John Onaiyekan on the Catholic Church as Peacebuilder in Africa
In this episode, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, hosts a...
Qur’an Criticism
What importance do developments in critical scholarship on the Qur’an have for the life of faith? How have Muslims...
A New Humanism
“What is the city but the people,” wrote Shakespeare. In this spirit, architect Christian Sottile will share his...
In Tough Times Notre Dame Leans Into Mission
For Shannon Cullinan ’93, executive vice president at the University of Notre Dame, there is no challenge Notre Dame...
When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI
Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence...
Conducting with Conviction
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.
Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...
Going on a Medieval Vision Quest
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle...
Bringing the Term Paper into the Classroom
With the advent of AI, many are questioning the traditional model of having students do much of the heavy lifting of a...
Racism Roadtrip
This episode features three Keough School of Global Affairs students who took part in the course “Racial Justice In...
The Jewishness of the New Testament
This episode we welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the...
The Secret Social Life of Bacteria
Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...
Exploring Global Catholicism
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language
Listen in to part two of a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the...
Building Rapport in Online Courses
With Notre Dame’s Summer Online courses set to get underway in June, we turn our attention to teaching...
Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz
Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...
SheLeads4Peace Summer School
Every year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosts the SheLeads4Peace Summer School, a...
Religious Pluralism
Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...
Behind the Folds: The Mathematics of Origami
Origami combines art and science to transform a flat sheet of paper into a 3-dimensional sculpture. This presentation...
Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan ’21 M.A., ’22 Ph.D., who received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval...
Connecting Coursework to Life Through Community-Based Learning and VR
Among the most fundamental promises education makes is this: What you learn here, on campus, will help you when...
Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, ’10 M.Div.
Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell ’70
Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...
Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...
