In 1980, the University of Notre Dame became the first major university to boycott Campbell Soup products in support of Midwestern farmworkers represented by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Toledo, Ohio). In a few short months, a small and dedicated cohort of students tapped into a growing movement and convinced the campus to act in solidarity. This exhibit was created in conjunction with Somos ND, a campus-wide initiative to honor the history and legacy of Latino and Hispanic contributions to the University. It is curated by Emiliano Aguilar, assistant professor in the Department of History. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, the public, alumni, and friends  

Rachel SchwartzAssistant Professor of International and Area Studies, University of OklahomaKellogg Visiting Fellow Amid increasing global concern with corruption, policymakers and civil society organizations have urged the adoption of international anti-corruption commissions (IACCs) to assist in strengthening the rule of law where politicians lack the will and capacity to crack down on corruption themselves. Under what conditions are IACCs granted the autonomy to investigate and prosecute corruption, and when do domestic elites succeed in constraining their authority and capacity? Drawing on comparative analysis of IACCs in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, this lecture will unpack the domestic and transnational determinants of IACC design, offering policy insights on the possibilities and limits of international support for strengthening the rule of law in fragile contexts.   Click here for more information

Can restorative justice challenge and actually transform the systemic injustices inscribed in U.S. mass incarceration? Jason Springs’ newest book, Restorative Justice and Lived Religion: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago, argues that it can, and examines how. This book launch brings together a panel of scholars and practitioners who focus on issues of racial and social justice, poverty, and U.S. mass incarceration. They will discuss the book’s contribution to further the practice and scholarship on how to resist, build an alternative to, and altogether transform U.S. mass incarceration. Panelists: Jason A. Springs, professor of religion, ethics, and peace studiesGwendolyn Purifoye, assistant professor of racial justice and conflict transformationDarryl Heller, director, Civil Rights Heritage Center, Indiana University South Bend  Fr. David Kelly, C.PP.S., executive director of the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation  Connie Snyder Mick, senior associate director and the director of academic affairs, Institute for Social Concerns  Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

In his three-person song cycle “A Visit With Emily,” Tom Cipullo sets both poems and letters by Emily Dickinson and her correspondent Thomas Wentworth Higginson to explore the nature of friendship, love and loss. Department of Music faculty members Stephen Lancaster and Anne Slovin collaborate with Matthew Giallongo and Jonathan Young of Purdue University-Fort Wayne to perform this fascinating piece. This event is free and not ticketed.  Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Drawing from historical records and from Chief Leopold, the founder of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, Zada Ballew will tell a fuller, more complicated story of Indigenous peoples central to the history of the land that became Notre Dame. Review the poster for more information.Free and open to the public.Brought to you by the Department for American Studies and the Education, Schooling, and Society program.

In 1980, the University of Notre Dame became the first major university to boycott Campbell Soup products in support of Midwestern farmworkers represented by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Toledo, Ohio). In a few short months, a small and dedicated cohort of students tapped into a growing movement and convinced the campus to act in solidarity. This exhibit was created in conjunction with Somos ND, a campus-wide initiative to honor the history and legacy of Latino and Hispanic contributions to the University. It is curated by Emiliano Aguilar, assistant professor in the Department of History. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, the public, alumni, and friends