In The News
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Center for Social Concerns starts new research lab to study mass incarceration
The Center 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.
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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.
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A decade of Labor Café: Helping students find, and strengthen, their voices
The Labor Café is in its 10th year. Looking back at the past decade, many alumni have said that the experience of leading and participating in Labor Café discussions contributed profoundly to their education and formation at Notre Dame.
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New partnership brings Clemente Course in the Humanities to South Bend
Some local residents are taking their first college-level classes through the Clemente Course in the Humanities, a national program that the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center began offering this fall with support from the Center for Social Concerns.
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Good tech, bad tech, and cultivating virtue in engineering
Megan Levis entered college knowing that she either wanted to be a philosopher or an engineer. She ended up choosing the latter, and went on to earn her Ph.D. in bioengineering from Notre Dame. But she hasn’t left philosophy behind.
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Women at the Center for Social Concerns: A story of 50 years
Women at the Center for Social Concerns: A story of 50 years By: Mary Ellen Woods ’80 October 9, 2023 Today’s alumni story is grounded in history. As I write it, we are celebrating 50 years of coeducation at Our Lady’s University. More broadly, the country is marking 50 years of Title IX, the foundational…
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Award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead to visit Notre Dame
Award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead to visit Notre Dame September 26, 2023 Renowned author Colson Whitehead will visit the University of Notre Dame on Oct. 3 (Tuesday) to deliver the 2023 Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture at 5:00 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. The annual lecture was created…
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Exploring big philosophical questions — from religion to justice to frisbee
Exploring big philosophical questions — from religion to justice to frisbee September 25, 2023 Growing up, Wes Siscoe always had a lot of questions — about God, faith, morality, and the best way to store a frisbee. As a master’s student, his passion for ultimate frisbee inspired him to invent a carry-all for the sport,…
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Reflections on teaching at Westville Correctional Facility
Reflections on teaching at Westville Correctional Facility: ‘One of the most meaningful things I’ve ever done’ September 25, 2023 Each Monday this fall, Notre Dame faculty members Bill and Marie Donahue are commuting to work together — not to the University’s campus, but to Westville Correctional Facility. They drive 45 minutes from South Bend to…
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Students respond to the demands of justice through research
Students respond to the demands of justice through research September 25, 2023 This summer, 200 University of Notre Dame undergraduates worked alongside community partners with support from one of several summer programs at the Center for Social Concerns. The largest two of these programs were NDBridge, supporting 118 rising sophomores, and the center’s Summer Fellowship,…