Category: News
Institute for Social Concerns partners with Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights on Racial Justice in America course
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.
NDBridge, Summer Fellowships leverage connections across campus and around the world
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.
Good intentions and good results: Postdoctoral fellow studies how organizations can have positive impact
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 taps into network of ND alumni, community partners
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.
Fake or fiction? Computer scientist Walter Scheirer explores the difference in new book
In “A History of Fake Things on the Internet,” faculty fellow Walter Scheirer takes a deep dive into the technical and cultural aspects of the fictions we see online.
Community leader Regina Williams-Preston to be ‘front door’ connecting Notre Dame and South Bend in new Institute for Social Concerns role
Williams-Preston is a former member of the South Bend Common Council and a longtime special education teacher and administrator in the South Bend public schools.
Institute for Social Concerns opens 2024 Arts of Dignity student exhibit
The opening reception on January 22 coincided with Notre Dame’s Walk the Walk Week, an annual series of events designed to honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s fight for racial justice and to inspire us as we continue to push for a more just society.
Professor Neeta Verma brings art to youth in need of healing, self-discovery
Professor Neeta Verma, a faculty fellow of the Institute for Social Concerns, ran weekly art workshops for 18 months at DePaul Academy, a residential school for teenage boys within the St. Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center.
Institute for Social Concerns starts new research lab to study mass incarceration
The Institute for Social Concerns launched a Mass Incarceration Research Lab this fall that invites students to dig into the many dimensions of the crisis of mass incarceration. The lab is open to students from all academic disciplines.
Students develop scholarly tools at second annual Graduate Institute for Engaged Teaching and Research
The center hosted the second annual Graduate Institute for Engaged Teaching and Research, bringing together Notre Dame graduate students from a variety of fields to further develop their scholarly tools for addressing issues of justice.