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The Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center and the Institute for Social Concerns partnered to make the Clemente Course in the Humanities available locally.

“I’m happy to make art so that people who may have a harder time talking about things have a space for refuge or conversation if they want that,” she said. “And, hopefully, eventually that will lead to deeper healing.”

The Institute for Social Concerns celebrated the Class of 2024 on May 17 with its annual Senior Send-Off during Notre Dame’s Commencement Weekend.

Graff, a historian and director of the Higgins Labor Program at the Institute for Social Concerns, spoke at a conference organized as part of the project, The Future of Work: Labour after Laudato Si.

Compassion, courage, gratitude, honesty, humility, integrity, patience — these are some of the virtues universities hope to see in their students and graduates. But what’s the most effective way to nurture that growth in the classroom?

Helal Khan’s path to becoming an anthropologist who researches peace and justice began with conversations he had with Rohingya refugees while serving in the Bangladesh Border Guard.

The course took students on the road during spring break to consider questions of racial justice in the places where some of the nation’s most significant civil rights battles were fought. 

In early June, 200 undergraduates from Notre Dame will spread out across the nation and around the world to participate in the Institute for Social Concerns’ signature summer programs.

Sociologist Katie Comeau focuses her research around questions related to what kind of culture churches and other nonprofits need to turn their good intentions into positive impact.

Solidarity and the City explores the principle and practice of solidarity in the context of a city that students visit during spring break. Putting together a meaningful experience for students requires a robust network of community partners and ND alumni.