Celebrating the launch of a 50-year digital archive of Father Gutiérrez’s theological conferences and the publication of Vivir y pensar el Dios de los pobresPart of the 2025–26 Notre Dame Forum event series, this symposium honors the life and work of Father Gustavo Gutiérrez and announces the joint opening of the new Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, O.P. Collection—a 50-year digital archive of his theological conferences—at the Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame, the Instituto Bartolomé de las Casas (Lima), and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Lima). The gathering also celebrates the posthumous publication of Gutiérrez’s Vivir y pensar el Dios de los pobres and the Cushwa Center’s launch of its Gutiérrez Research Awards. A Peruvian priest and pioneer of liberation theology, Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P. (1928–2024) taught at the University of Notre Dame from 2001–18. Gutiérrez’s landmark Teología de la liberación (1971) and many other writings, translated into more than a dozen languages, have left an indelible mark on Christian theology globally. He was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002, and received more than 30 honorary degrees.Schedule 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | “Más que la palabra escrita”: A Half-Century Audio Archive of Gustavo Gutiérrez Doing Theology Friends, colleagues, and collaborators of Father Gutiérrez will reflect on his legacy and introduce the digital materials newly available to researchers at the Hesburgh Libraries’ University of Notre Dame Archives thanks to a partnership with the Instituto Bartolomé de las Casas and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. The digital archives provide access to a half-century of little-known theological conferences given by Gutiérrez in Perú from 1971 to 2020. 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Coffee Break 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Book Discussion: Vivir y pensar el Dios de los pobres Leo Guardado and David Lantigua will discuss Father Gutiérrez’s posthumous book, Vivir y pensar el Dios de los pobres (Centro de Estudios y Publicaciones, 2025), edited by Guardado with a preface by Pope Francis. The conversation will consider the contemporary legacy of Gutiérrez’s way of doing theology from a world of poverty after Pope Francis. Notre Dame students who register to attend will be eligible to receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. 4:00 p.m. | Reception Following the book discussion, all are welcome for a light reception in the Scholars Lounge (106 Hesburgh Library). Register (Optional) This symposium, cosponsored by the Hesburgh Libraries, the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, the Department of Theology, and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, is free and open to all. Registration is requested but not required.Speakers Carmen Lora de AmesInstituto Bartolomé de las Casas Juan Miguel Espinoza PortocarreroPontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.University of Notre Dame Leo GuardadoFordham University Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P.University of Notre Dame Erika HosselkusUniversity of Notre Dame David LantiguaUniversity of Notre Dame Timothy MatovinaUniversity of Notre Dame Originally published at cushwa.nd.edu.

Join us for GIS Day at Notre Dame — a symposium that combines workshops, presentations, and more to demonstrate the power of geospatial technologies. GIS Day Schedule “What in the World is GIS?” 12:00pm – 1:00pm Presenter: Lucy Family Institute Civic-Geospatial Analysis and Learning Lab GIS is a system of hardware and software for the storage, retrieval, mapping, and analysis of geographic data. It provides a system for organizing spatial and related information into a single analytical framework and is used in various academic and industry settings for understanding spatial relationships. This workshop will address the question, "What is GIS?", provide examples, and present an overview of campus GIS resources. “Getting Started with ArcGIS Online” 1:00pm – 2:00pm Presenter: Lucy Family Institute Civic-Geospatial Analysis and Learning Lab Learn how to make maps using ArcGIS Online and incorporate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into your research. This workshop provides an introduction to basic tools and workflows in ESRI’s ArcGIS Online platform. ArcGIS Online is a browser-based GIS platform that allows users to create, visualize, and manipulate spatial data. Whether you are interested in working with larger datasets or creating maps to add to a class project or senior thesis, ArcGIS Online offers an excellent workspace for researchers who are beginning to work with GIS. Experienced GIS users may also find ArcGIS Online to be a useful space for hosting data for collaborative projects and communicating research findings to public audiences. This workshop is designed with the novice GIS user in mind. After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:Gather, manage, and display spatial data in ArcGIS Online. Use the filters tool to answer questions with spatial data. Create data visualizations using the styles tool.Break 2:00pm – 2:15pm Lightning Talks 2:15pm – 3:30pm Coming soon Note: To participate, please submit a brief abstract with title and all author affiliation(s) to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2025. GIS Day Reception 3:30pm – 4:00pm Join us for GIS Day treats and coffee. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, the public, alumni, and friends.  Sponsored byNavari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society, Center for Research Computing

Drop in to meet and speak informally with curator Salvatore Riolo, Notre Dame Italian Studies doctoral candidate, about the new exhibit, Mapping Global Dante in Translation. Learn how translators, artists, and printers have popularized and reshaped the Divine Comedy over the centuries and across the world and discover the Library’s many Dante editions. Free and open to the public.For more information, contact Holly Welch at rarebook@nd.edu or (574) 631-0290. About the Exhibit This exhibit traces the global journey of Dante’s masterpiece through rare and valuable printed editions, highlighting how translators, artists, and printers have popularized and reshaped the Commedia. These volumes reveal a dynamic dialogue between Dante’s poetry and the world. A global literary perspective transforms Dante from a monumental yet isolated figure of the European Middle Ages into a central presence in the ongoing international conversation about humanity, the universe, time, eternity, and the power of literature. This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies and the Devers Program in Dante Studies. It is curated by Salvatore Riolo, Notre Dame Italian Studies doctoral candidate, and co-curators Giulia Maria Gliozzi, Notre Dame Italian Studies doctoral candidate; Inha Park, Notre Dame Italian Studies doctoral candidate; and Peter Scharer, Yale Comparative Literature doctoral candidate. Theodore J. Cachey Jr., Notre Dame, and Jacob Blakesley, Sapienza Università di Roma, served as consultants on the exhibit. 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, alumni , friends, and the public.