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Join our work for justice
Not sure how to get involved? Here are some of the ways you can join or support our interdisciplinary community working for the common good and promoting human flourishing.
STUDENTS
Wherever you are on your academic journey—from admission to graduation—we invite you to participate in our courses, undergraduate and graduate programs, and research for the common good. Make the pursuit of justice a centerpiece of your Notre Dame education!
Questions? Contact Emily Garvey, associate director, justice education, at garvey.32@nd.edu or 574-631-1040.
FACULTY
The Institute for Social Concerns is home to interdisciplinary justice research, drawing faculty together from every college, school, and department at the University. Through our faculty fellows, Integrating Virtues Together, carceral engagement, and more, the institute has ways for every faculty member at the University to partner with us.
Questions? Contact Monica Caro, director of strategy, at mcaro@nd.edu or 574-631-7869.
COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
The institute regularly partners with community leaders and organizations near and far for collaborative research and justice education opportunities for students. Through programs like Justice Labs, Collaboratory, and the Community Engagement Fair, the institute engages with community partners to seek the common good together.
Questions? Contact Michael Hebbeler, assistant director, community partnerships and programs at hebbeler.2@nd.edu or 574-631-5779.
FRIENDS
The institute’s work to pursue its mission of justice education and research for the common good is only possible because of the generosity of many. Unrestricted gifts support a variety of initiatives, including signature immersive undergraduate student programs.
Questions? Contact Monica Caro, director of strategy, at mcaro@nd.edu or 574-631-7869.
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General Questions?
Reach out any time at socialconcerns@nd.edu or 574-631-5293.