The Delirium of the Brave: Sacrifice for the Soul of the Irish Nation explores how failed rebellions against British rule inspired a powerful legacy of Irish patriotism, cultural revival, and the pursuit of independence. Drawn from Hesburgh Libraries' world-class Irish Studies collection in Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives, the exhibit features items that document the heroes, martyrs, and idealistic men and women who helped forge modern Ireland.

Got 20 minutes? Then you can learn how to make meaningful accessibility enhancements to your courses. Facilitated by campus experts, this hyper-focused series covers rapid, actionable digital accessibility fixes, providing maximum impact in minimum time to help you enhance teaching effectiveness, eliminate digital barriers, and support student success. How It Works: The 20-Minute Blueprint Every session follows a What, Why, How format. This one will cover:What: Replacing "Click Here" and raw URLs with meaningful, descriptive link text.Why: Screen reader users often skim pages by jumping from link to link. Hearing "click here, click here, link, link" provides zero context and makes navigation difficult.How: How to write destination-focused anchor text (e.g., "Review the Syllabus" vs. "Click Here") and quickly hyperlink text in your documents, LMS editor, etc. To help you save even more time, we will also highlight smart strategies for leveraging generative AI to fast-track these accessibility fixes wherever possible. You’ll leave every session not just with awareness, but with a practical skill you can apply to your Canvas site or instructional materials before your next class begins. New to the conversation? Before you jump on the express sessions, jumpstart your foundational knowledge by reviewing one of our web resources: Introduction to Digital Accessibility. Facilitators:Ted Fox, Program Director, Communications and Administration Julia Leopard, Learning Design FellowOriginally published at learning.nd.edu.

"Life springs from death, and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations." — P.H. Pearse, August 1915 In 1803, Robert Emmet led a failed rebellion to overthrow British rule in Ireland. In 1848, a group called Young Ireland staged a brief revolt that was hastily crushed. The Fenian Brotherhood invaded British North America in 1866, and the IRB organized a series of unsuccessful raids in Ireland the following year. On Easter Monday, 1916, a small group of Irish insurgents launched a rebellion in Dublin that was quashed in under a week. While these four attempts to create an independent Ireland may have failed, they each gave rise to a powerful romantic narrative that captivated the spirits of the Irish at home and abroad. Out of sacrifice and tragedy sprang patriotic verse, defiant journalism, cultural revival, and eventually, Irish freedom from British rule. This exhibit features items from Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives that document the heroes, martyrs, and idealistic men and women who forged modern Ireland.

Interact with your baby while developing early reading skills through books, rhymes, songs and play. Recommended for children ages 0 – 2. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/15418686

Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs which build on practices that prepare children to learn to read. Recommended for ages 3 - 5. Families are welcome. -- https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/15418843

Engage with art, connect with others, and explore new perspectives in Art + Insight, a program designed for adults 55+. Through guided close-looking exercises, lively conversations, and shared experiences, we will discover fresh ways to engage with art while building community. Join us each month for meaningful discussions and creative inspiration in the galleries as we explore new works of art together. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot immediately north of the Sculpture Park for a fee during the week (before 4:30 p.m.). Free two-hour parking is available in the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage or along Angela Blvd. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, parking is free and available in any non-gated campus lot. If traveling via South Bend Transpo, take the No.7 bus and use the Eddy St. Commons stop. Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

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Ian Delahanty (Springfield College) will deliver the 2026 Hibernian Lecture, “The New York City Draft Riots and the Remaking of Irish America.” In both academic scholarship and popular culture, the New York City Draft Riots feature prominently as the defining moment of Irish Americans’ involvement in the American Civil War. Outraged by what they viewed as a “rich man’s war, poor man’s fight” and incensed over the prospect of being conscripted into a war for emancipation, Irish immigrants lashed out against military authorities, abolitionists, and most of all Black New Yorkers. Ian Delahanty’s lecture will argue for a new narrative of Irish America and the New York City draft riots, one that not only reinterprets Irish immigrants’ conspicuous participation in these events but also brings to light new evidence and stories of Irish-American support for the Union war effort and emancipation. Drawn from his award-winning book, Embracing Emancipation: A Transatlantic History of Irish Americans, Slavery, and the American Union, 1840–1865 (Fordham, 2024), Delahanty’s talk will show that the New York City draft riots crystallized a growing divide within Irish America over both the future of slavery and Irish Americans’ place in the American Union. The 2026 Hibernian Lecture is cosponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. About the speaker Ian Delahanty is associate professor of history at Springfield College, where he teaches broadly in American history, including courses on immigration history, public history, African American history, and the history of the Civil War era. His research and writing have focused on international and transnational dimensions of the American Civil War. His current project examines the role of New England cotton gin manufacturers in the global cotton economy of the 19th century. Embracing Emancipation received the 2024 Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize for best book in Irish American history from the American Conference for Irish Studies. Research for the book was supported by a Hibernian Research Award from the Cushwa Center. In 1978, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians undertook a campaign to establish an endowment at the University of Notre Dame for illuminating the Irish heritage in America. Thanks to their support, since then the Cushwa Center has administered a variety of programs—including the Hibernian Research Award—supporting the study of the Irish experience in Ireland and America. Each year, the center invites a distinguished scholar or author to deliver the Hibernian Lecture at Notre Dame on some aspect of the Irish experience. Originally published at cushwa.nd.edu.

Save the date for this first lecture in the 2026 Conway lecture series with Marc Herman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities at York University. His work focuses on Jewish and Islamic intellectual history in the Mediterranean. The lecture will be followed by a reception. More details about the talk and speaker will be added closer to the date.  Originally published at medieval.nd.edu.

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