The University of Notre Dame ranks second in the nation for study abroad participation among doctorate-granting universities, according to the latest Institute of International Education Open Doors report. This new designation, which ranks Notre Dame second with a participation rate of 77 percent for undergraduate students during 2021-22, recognizes the University’s commitment to global education.

Five University of Notre Dame alumni have been recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients. Forbes unveils its 30 Under 30 list each fall, spotlighting the 30 most accomplished individuals in the United States under the age of 30 in various industries. The list features emerging talent in 20 fields, including finance, science, health care, education, music, art, style, social impact and more.

The University of Notre Dame has acquired the historic portion of the former South Bend Tribune property from Schurz Communications. Acquisition of the property represents an early milestone for the University’s newly adopted strategic framework, which calls for meaningful investments in science and engineering and further collaborations to advance economic well-being in the South Bend-Elkhart region.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame has elected Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., as the University’s 18th president, effective July 1. He will succeed Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., who announced in October that he will step down at the end of the 2023-24 academic year after serving as president for 19 years.…

Marie Isabel Charles, assistant provost emerita and former director of international studies at the University of Notre Dame, died Sunday (Nov. 26). She was 97. Charles joined the University faculty as an associate professor of English and assistant dean in the College of Arts and Letters in 1973. She became dean of the college in 1976 and was the first woman appointed as dean or assistant dean at Notre Dame.

A new gateway to the University of Notre Dame continues the University’s long legacy of commitment to the arts. Welcoming visitors from across the country, the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art opens its doors to the public Friday (Dec. 1). The new 70,000-square-foot building on the northeast corner of Eddy Street and Angela Boulevard is designed by the award-winning firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA). Recognized as a leader in classical-inspired architecture, RAMSA has designed an expanded home for the University’s robust art collections that honors both tradition and innovation. The building’s brick, cast stone and Indiana limestone exterior blends with other historic buildings on campus. The new museum, occupying a prominent intersection where the University’s campus meets the greater community, will anchor and function as a gateway to an expanding on-campus arts district.…

Drawing on insights from his latest book, “Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point,” Harvard University professor and New York Times bestselling author Steven Levitsky will serve as keynote speaker at a Notre Dame Forum event at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 (Monday). The event will take place in McKenna Hall, Room 215/216, and is free and open to the public.…

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs will welcome Mikuláš Dzurinda, who served as prime minister of Slovakia from 1998 until 2006, to deliver the Nanovic Forum lecture “The Challenges Facing Both Shores of the Atlantic” at 11 a.m. Nov. 30 (Thursday) in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium. His address will consider the context of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, terrorist activities in Africa and other factors causing global destabilization before offering a perspective on how democratic nations can respond in a united way.

Notre Dame Law School has established a new Global Human Rights Clinic. Launching in spring 2024, the new clinic will be the experiential learning unit of the Law School’s LL.M. Program in Human Rights Law and will be open to J.D. and Human Rights LL.M. students.

The app, which integrates seamlessly with Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze, not only saves drivers’ time and money, but also reduces their carbon footprint. It is targeted toward people running everyday errands and independent drivers for companies like Amazon, Walmart and Target — who represent an underserved population, according to the students.

The University of Notre Dame football team will host Wake Forest at 3:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 18) at Notre Dame Stadium. In addition to the game itself, a number of events and activities, including lectures, tours and performances, will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Thomas O’Sullivan, associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, is the first-place winner of the 2023 1st Source Bank Commercialization Award. Tengfei Luo, the Dorini Family Professor for Energy Studies, placed second.

When Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Stuti Benal taught and took classes on the University of Notre Dame’s campus last year, she found that administrators and her fellow FLTAs at the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures (CSLC), her academic home and a frequent collaborator with Notre Dame International, took time to learn how to pronounce her name correctly. An online workshop designed to guide faculty, staff and students on the proper pronunciation of names helps make the important connection between a name and a person’s identity.

IDEA Week 2024 promises innovation with a twist as event organizers announce the first round of entertainers and speakers who will serve up humor, Hollywood, market disruption and the art of influencing. The annual event celebrating innovation, entrepreneurs and the incubation of world-changing ideas will be held April 24 to 26 at various locations throughout the South Bend-Elkhart region.

The discussion takes place at 5 p.m. in the Carey Auditorium of the Hesburgh Library and will focus on elevating overlooked voices in the entertainment industry.

More than 1,100 scholars, students and guests from around the world registered to attend the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture’s fall conference, “‘Dust of the Earth’: On Persons.” The 23rd annual fall conference features nearly 150 presentations across three days of conversation on questions relating to the concept of persons.

The University of Notre Dame has been recognized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of State, as a top producer of Gilman Scholars among “medium” institutions (5,000 to 15,000 students) for the 2021-22 academic year. As announced Wednesday (Nov. 1) during the 2023 Global Inclusion Conference, Notre Dame was a top-three producer of Gilman Scholars among “medium” institutions (5,000 to 15,000 students) during the 2021-22 academic year.…

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., convened a fireside chat on Friday (Oct. 27) with U.S. Sens. Chris Coons and Todd Young on the importance of civic engagement and bipartisanship to overcome polarization and gridlock.