Jenkins announces preliminary fall semester guidelines
In preparation for the fall semester, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Monday a list of guidelines and practices community members will be expected to follow as they return...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s Christian Culture lecture moved to virtual event
Saint Mary’s annual Christian Culture Lecture will be moved to an online format, associate professor of humanistic studies Laura Williamson Ambrose said in an email Tuesday. This year’s guest lecturer...
View ArticleHoly Cross sets move-in date for Aug. 9
In a Wednesday email to the student body, dean of students for Holy Cross College Andrew Polaniecki announced move-in for students living on-campus is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9 — with the first day...
View ArticleUniversity, athletic department to hold Juneteenth rally, walk
Notre Dame, along with the University athletic department and the football program, announced in an email Thursday that a Juneteenth celebration with a rally and walk for unity across campus will take...
View Article‘They need to be uncomfortable’: Students throughout the country share their...
Young people around the world have taken this moment to use their voices and speak out against racial injustice. The Observer spoke to students from across the nation to see how some of the tri-campus...
View ArticleUniversity projects $100 million loss in revenue in upcoming fiscal year,...
For the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021, the University is projecting a $100 million loss in revenue compared to the original budget plans, according to a letter to...
View ArticleNotre Dame changes application requirements for class of 2025
Notre Dame announced in a press release Friday that first-year and transfer students will not be required to submit standardized test scores during the 2020-2021 application period. The change is part...
View ArticleUniversity announces plans for returning to campus life
Vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding outlined the policies and procedures established for the transition back on-campus this fall, including new health and safety practices...
View ArticleND football player tests positive for COVID-19, four others in self-quarantine
Ninety-one Notre Dame football student athletes were tested for COVID-19 Monday, and of those 91 tested so far, one has tested positive, according to a statement released Monday. The athlete is not...
View ArticleUniversity still plans to host 2020 presidential debate
Following the University of Michigan’s decision to cancel the presidential debate on its campus, Notre Dame confirms the first debate of the 2020 election series will proceed Sept. 29 with significant...
View ArticleUniversity leaders to review community demands for antiracist response
Following conversations with Black trustees, alumni, students, faculty and staff at Notre Dame, University leaders will discuss potential responses to demands for antiracist action on campus,...
View ArticleFormer South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg to join Notre Dame Institute for...
Former South Bend mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will serve as a faculty fellow at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) for the 2020-2021 school year, according to a...
View ArticleRegistrar suspends student access to fall registration, delays new schedule...
This post, originally published on June 10, was updated with a further announcement from the Office of the Registrar on Friday. In a June 10 email to the Notre Dame student body, the Office of the...
View ArticleUniversity releases plans for coronavirus testing
Notre Dame announced plans regarding COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and daily health checks in an email sent to the campus community Friday. According to the email, all students who reside outside...
View ArticleFall semester updates: What you need to know
The Observer has reported on numerous announcements from administrators across the tri-campus community regarding the reopening of the campuses for the 2020 fall semester. Here are some of the most...
View ArticleDPAC cancels programming for fall semester
The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center has cancelled all public events for the fall semester in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to press release published Wednesday. The facility will instead...
View ArticleBeth Holtz dies at 83 after lengthy battle with cancer
Beth Holtz, wife of legendary Irish head football coach-turned-analyst Lou Holtz, passed away Tuesday at 4:15 p.m., after a lengthy battle with throat cancer. She was 83 years old. Beth is survived by...
View ArticleHoly Cross outlines safety precautions for fall semester
In a Thursday email to the student body, Holy Cross dean of students Andrew Polaniecki outlined procedures and protocols for the safe return of students to campus this fall, including COVID-19 testing...
View Article‘I thought God had presented this guy’: 20 years after reporting clergy abuse...
Mark Fuller, class of 1977, came forward with his experience of priest abuse in 2002. Notre Dame offered little more than an apology. Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse and...
View Article‘We are ripe for change’: College leaders invite community of color into...
On June 1, exactly one week after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, Saint Mary’s President Katie Conboy assumed office. That same day, Conboy and her cabinet released a...
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