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Institute Stories
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ReSearching for the Common Good: Brett Foster
The Institute for Social Concerns leverages research to respond to the complex demands of justice and to serve the common good. This series, ReSearching for the Common Good, highlights some of the scholars in our community.
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Internationally recognized physician Tom Catena to visit Notre Dame
Physician, humanitarian, and medical missionary Tom Catena will visit the University of Notre Dame on Nov. 12 (Wednesday) to deliver the 2025 Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture at 5 p.m. in the Eck Center Auditorium.
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Suzanne Mulligan on ‘Dilexi Te’—a spotlight on increasing inequality
In the summer of 2024, Ty Harrington ’26—a program of liberal studies (PLS), philosophy, and theology major from Carmel, Indiana—spent eight weeks studying the intersection of Indian philosophy, spirituality, and care for the earth in Mumbai, India, through a Social Concerns Summer Fellowship at Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV).
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ReSearching for the Common Good: Jenifer Guadalupe Solano Becerra
The Institute for Social Concerns leverages research to respond to the complex demands of justice and to serve the common good. This series, ReSearching for the Common Good, highlights some of the scholars in our community.
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Engaging South Bend—University faculty explore research collaborations with regional organizations through institute’s Engage South Bend tour
On September 26, a new group of nearly 20 faculty from across the University participated in the 2025 Engage South Bend tour, visiting locations in the Kennedy Park, Near West, Near Northwest, Northeast, and Southeast neighborhoods, as well as downtown South Bend. At each stop, they spoke with Notre Dame faculty or community members about…
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Two paths, one destination—Postbaccalaureate research fellows join the institute to research mass incarceration
The Postbaccalaureate Fellowship is organized around three major components. First, each fellow is developing a substantive research project related to their work. Second, they engage with institute staff in discernment work on next steps as they pursue a life committed to justice. And, finally, they work in collaboration with community members and organizations focused on…
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Extraordinary good for this world—Researching for the Common Good Symposium celebrates undergraduate summer research
Maya Tello was one of six research award recipients, joined by fellow NDBridge participants and Social Concerns Summer Fellows who were among the 283 students who participated in the institute’s programs across 149 partner organizations in 36 countries last summer.
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Social Concerns Summer Fellow returns to India for ongoing research
In the summer of 2024, Ty Harrington ’26—a program of liberal studies (PLS), philosophy, and theology major from Carmel, Indiana—spent eight weeks studying the intersection of Indian philosophy, spirituality, and care for the earth in Mumbai, India, through a Social Concerns Summer Fellowship at Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV).
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ReSearching for the Common Good: Solbee Kang
The Institute for Social Concerns leverages research to respond to the complex demands of justice and to serve the common good. This series, ReSearching for the Common Good, highlights some of the scholars in our community.
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Bridging worlds through art—Kyla Walker joins institute as international poetry justice fellow
As the international justice poetry fellow at the Institute for Social Concerns, Kyla is practicing what she learned from her grandfather as a child—using her art to create understanding and connection across differences of language, culture, and geography.