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Although India has one of the fastest-growing economies—there are groups being left behind.The caste system in India was formally abolished in 1950, but the effects of a hierarchy that was in place for more than 3,000 years are still evident today. Children from underprivileged communities are not equipped to take advantage of the country's educational and economic progress and are in serious danger of being overlooked.The Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society has emerged as a progressive government response to providing equitable education opportunities for members of the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribal communities, Backward Caste, and other minority communities. The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child has launched Project Sampoorna to help these disadvantaged and overlooked children overcome their historic subservient role in society, and enable them to join the formal economy.Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/06e6b7

Student Government is proud to host the 3rd Annual Black Excellence Dinner on Thursday, January 30, from 7:00–9:30 p.m. in the Dahnke Family Ballroom. This black tie formal dinner celebrates Black excellence in all aspects of Notre Dame campus life. The evening will feature a plated dinner, keynote addresses by Alexandra Sejdinaj ‘15 and N. Don Wycliff ‘69, and the recognition of outstanding Black students, staff, and faculty at Notre Dame.

In 2022, Eric Goins was deployed to Poland as a U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, he’s pursuing a dual MBA and Master of Global Affairs degree at Notre Dame—and is also a walk-on kicker for the Fighting Irish football team. After graduation, Goins plans to continue serving his country as a civilian.Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman, whose father served in the United States Air Force, has a deep appreciation for the military. Freeman expressed pride in welcoming Goins to the team, recognizing the unique perspective and dedication veterans bring to the field.While Notre Dame’s ROTC program has long been at the core of campus military engagement, a growing number of active duty members and veterans are now part of the University community. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Ken Heckel ’96, director of Notre Dame’s Office of Military & Veterans Affairs (OMVA), is leading efforts to expand support for this group.“For the millions of veterans who’ve selflessly served our country, Notre Dame has both the honor and the responsibility to serve them,” Heckel says. His work is helping to build a robust military community on campus, ensuring veterans and active duty members feel supported as they pursue their education.Learn more at fightingfor.nd.edu/2024/fighting-to-serve-others-above-self

In Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, Chi’chil Bildagoteel, known as Oak Flat, is a sacred space for the Apache and other Native tribes. Countless generations have used the site for religious and coming-of-age ceremonies and have gathered medicinal plants and acorns from its majestic oaks.But Oak Flat is in danger. In 2014, a land swap deal offered Oak Flat to a mining company that intends to place a copper mine leaving the site unsafe for humans. Apache Stronghold, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization made up of Native and non-Native allies, are intent on saving Oak Flat.While the Notre Dame Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, launched in 2020, isn't representing the Apache Stronghold, it's very supportive of its mission and has filed multiple amicus briefs in support of protection for Oak Flat. The Clinic, one of the world's leading academic institutions on the subject, is representative of Notre Dame's values. Informed by its Catholic character, the University has always supported and promoted religious liberty as a fundamental human right.Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School, is careful to note that religious liberty encompasses all faiths, and those without faith.“The Religious Liberty Clinic was created because our freedom of conscience, our freedom to believe, and then live according to our beliefs, is the most important and fundamental freedom that we have. Not just as Americans, but as humans,” he said.