Author: Digital Hill
WHAT GOES INTO A POLICY DECISION, AND WHO’S AT THE TABLE?
WHAT GOES INTO A POLICY DECISION, AND WHO’S AT THE TABLE? Submitted by Dan Graff on September 4, 2020 – 4:45pm featuring guest blogger EMILY MEROLA (ND ‘20) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been affected by decisions made under crisis—they come from federal, state, and local government leadership, as well as from those overseeing operations […]
THE US SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS LABOR EQUALITY FOR LGBT WORKERS
THE US SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS LABOR EQUALITY FOR LGBT WORKERS Submitted by Dan Graff on June 23, 2020 – 9:40am featuring guest blogger TOM KELLENBERG (ND ‘80) In a landmark decision on June 15, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 […]
QUINTESSENTIAL WORKERS: DEMANDING HUMAN DIGNITY FOR FARM LABOR
QUINTESSENTIAL WORKERS: DEMANDING HUMAN DIGNITY FOR FARM LABOR Submitted by Dan Graff on June 8, 2020 – 5:36pm featuring guest blogger ANASTASIA REISINGER (ND ‘21) How often do you consider the sources of the produce you consume each day? Do you think about the long process that went into delivering that tomato on your burger, traveling from field […]
COVID-19 AND THE REBIRTH OF SOLIDARITY
COVID-19 AND THE REBIRTH OF SOLIDARITY Submitted by Dan Graff on May 12, 2020 – 9:31am BY DAN GRAFF, DIRECTOR, HIGGINS LABOR PROGRAM, & PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME This would seem the perfect time for a blog called “The Labor Question Today,” as the novel coronavirus has upended […]
Giving Birth in a Pandemic
Giving Birth in a Pandemic
Michael Hebbeler, M.A., Director, Discernment and Advocacy Education
When I asked my pregnant wife what she thought our twin babies were teaching us as we passed the due date with no signs of imminent delivery, Carolina replied, Kairos. “They move with the time of the harvest,” she explained, “not the clock.” That seemed a fitting response, for time has been one of the more disorienting aspects of reality for most of us during this pandemic.
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Reflecting on Dr. King and Prophetic Resilience
Reflecting on Dr. King and Prophetic Resilience Submitted by brittanydavis on April 20, 2020 – 5:00pm Adam Gustine, D.Min., assistant director, social concerns seminars “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice.” These words of Dr. King are some of his most often quoted and elicit […]
The Pope and the bomb conference: Some emerging insights
The Pope and the bomb conference: Some emerging insights Submitted by brittanydavis on February 10, 2020 – 9:58am Margaret R. Pfeil, professor of theology, joint appointment at the Institute for Social Concerns, faculty fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies February 2020 Responding to: The Pope and the Bomb At the conclusion of […]
Community Health and the Common Good
Community Health and the Common Good Submitted by Katie Warner on May 14, 2019 – 4:13pm “Are you the only person going on the trip that’s not pre-med?” I received this question often when talking to family and friends about my spring break seminar. When I explained that Community Health and the Common Good centered […]
U.S. Health Care Policy and Poverty Seminar
U.S. Health Care Policy and Poverty Seminar Submitted by Katie Warner on May 14, 2019 – 4:10pm After a four- hour delay, the train finally appeared in our sight, reassuring each of us that we would actually make it to our nation’s capital for our immersion on Health Care Policy. In the weeks leading up […]
Appalachia Seminar – Bethlehem Farm
Appalachia Seminar – Bethlehem Farm Submitted by Katie Warner on May 14, 2019 – 3:51pm When I think back on my time at Bethlehem Farm last fall, the first words that come to my mind are peace, serenity, and beauty. All too often in our fast-paced world today, it is easy to get swept up […]