Stephen Bullivant (St. Mary’s University, London) will discuss his book Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America (Oxford, 2022) at the Cushwa Center's spring 2024 Jay P. Dolan Seminar in American Religion.Commentators for this seminar are Ruth Braunstein (University of Connecticut) and David Campbell (University of Notre Dame).This event is cosponsored by Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Religion and Society and Department of Sociology. — Inaugurated in 1980 and named in 2023 to honor the Cushwa Center’s founding director, the Jay P. Dolan Seminar in American Religion convenes each semester at the University of Notre Dame to discuss a notable book recently published in the field. Along with faculty and graduate students from Notre Dame, scholars from throughout the Midwest travel to campus to attend as invited guests of the Cushwa Center. The featured author engages with two invited commentators as well as the larger group. The Saturday morning seminar is free and open to all. Originally published at cushwa.nd.edu.

The University's Neuroscience and Behavior program has an annual Brain Awareness Fair each spring in Michiana to promote STEM disciplines, specifically neuroscience. This program is free to the community and consists of hands-on activities developed to foster public enthusiasm in the understanding of neuroscience. The event brings together Notre Dame students and Michiana families to learn about the different aspects of the brain. The Howard Park Event Center is located at 219 S. Saint Louis Blvd., South Bend, IN 46617 Originally published at neuroscienceandbehavior.nd.edu.

A round-robin conducting recital featuring Concordia Vocal Ensemble and works by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Monteverdi, and others. RESERVE TICKETS

In 1994, Rwanda suffered a genocide and civil war that devasted the country, leaving lasting harms that continue to reverberate today. Since then, Rwandans have worked to rebuild their communities and lives in the aftermath of the violence. Join us for a conversation with ​​Angélique Gakoko Pitteloud, a Rwandan genocide survivor, filmmaker and human rights advocate, and Jacques Pitteloud, Swiss Ambassador to the United States, who has extensive experience in diplomacy to advance human rights. Together, they will address the legacies of violence and the ongoing healing and reconstruction efforts in Rwanda over the past 30 years. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies, and Ernesto Verdeja, associate professor of peace studies and global politics, will participate as respondents. This event is cosponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.  Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

Featuring David R. Armitage, Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History, Harvard UniversityApril 10-12, 2024Professor David Armitage, a leading scholar of political thought and international law, will give a trio of lectures on the topic of his next book—on the surprising connections between opera and international thought—which will be open to all students, faculty, and the public. All lectures and receptions will be held in the Morris Inn's Smith Ballroom.          April 10, 3:30-5:30pm, reception to follow until 6:30pm. David Armitage (Harvard), "Diplomatic Mozart." Commentator 1: Jennifer Pitts (Political Science, University of Chicago). Commentator 2: Pierpaolo Polzonetti (Music, UC Davis-Arts). Featuring a performance by the local bass-baritone vocal artist, Ian Williams, with pianist Dror Baitel.April 11, 3:30-5:30pm, reception to follow until 6:30pm. David Armitage (Harvard), "Death at Sea: Wagner to Klinghoffer." Commentator 1: Eric Nelson (Government, Harvard) & Commentator 2: Christopher Chowrimootoo (Program of Liberal Studies/ Sacred Music, Notre Dame). Featuring a performance by the soprano vocal artist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at Notre Dame, Deborah Mayer, with pianist Dror Baitel.April 12, Noon-12:30pm, lunch reception. Final lecture, 12:30-2:30pm, with concluding reception to follow until 3:30pm. David Armitage (Harvard), "Refugee Songs." Commentator 1: Mira Siegelberg (History, Cambridge) & Commentator 2: Martha C. Nussbaum (Law, Philosophy, Classics, Political Science, University of Chicago).  Featuring a performance by the soprano vocal artist and Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Voice in the Department of Music at Notre Dame, Anne Slovin, with pianist Dror Baitel.Please contact the faculty organizer, Professor Eileen M. Hunt (ehunt@nd.edu), or the graduate student assistant, Shasta Kaul (skaul2@nd.edu), with any questions.--- The Niemeyer Lectures honor the contributions and memory of the late Gerhart Niemeyer (1907-1997), professor of political philosophy at the University of Notre Dame from 1955 to 1997. This biennial lecture series is made possible by the generosity of Notre Dame alumnus Raymond Biagini. Originally published at politicalscience.nd.edu.

Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including "The Carrying," which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Her most recent book of poetry, "The Hurting Kind," was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. She is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. As the Poet Laureate, her signature project is called You Are Here and focuses on how poetry can help connect us to the natural world. Carmen Giménez is the author of numerous poetry collections, including "Milk and Filth," a finalist for the NBCC Award in Poetry and Be Recorder (Graywolf Press, 2019), which was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry, the PEN Open Book Award, the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She was awarded the Academy of American Poets Fellowship Prize in 2020. A 2019 Guggenheim fellow, she served as the publisher of Noemi Press for twenty years. She is publisher and executive director of Graywolf Press. heidi andrea restrepo rhodes (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, sick/disabled, brown/Colombian, poet, scholar, educator, and cultural worker. Their poetry collection, "The Inheritance of Haunting" (University of Notre Dame Press, 2019) won the 2018 Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. They are a 2023 recipient of the Creative Capital Award, a VONA alum, and have received fellowships from Zoeglossia, CantoMundo, Radar, and Yale’s Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration. Their poetry has been published in Poetry, Poem-a-Day, Michigan Quarterly Review, and Waxwing, among other places.   Originally published at latinostudies.nd.edu.