The Business of History and the History of Business is presented by Felipe Fernández-Armesto, the William P. Reynolds Professor of History, at the University of Notre Dame, as part of the Dean's Speaker Series. The Dean’s Speaker Series is a leadership-focused series featuring respected senior executives from top global companies across diverse industries. Through engaging discussions, the leaders share their unique insights on careers, global trends, effective leadership and emerging issues affecting business and society. The series is sponsored by the Burns Family endowment. Open to all students and the Notre Dame community. No registration required.

Join us for an engaging panel discussion as experts unpack the results of the 2024 U.S. election.   Welcoming remarks will be made by Notre Dame President, Rev. Robert A Dowd, C.S.C.  Moderated by David Campbell, director, Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, this event features insights from leading scholars Derek Muller, professor of law, Geoffrey Layman, chair of the Department of Political Science, and Laura Gamboa, assistant professor of democracy and global affairs, Keough School of Global Affairs.  The panel will analyze the election's key outcomes, voter behavior, ongoing contention and certification processes, and the broader implications for American democracy. A light lunch will be served from 12:30 - 1:00 pm before the panel begins.  The event is free and open to the public. Don’t miss this chance to hear from top experts about what just happened and what it means for the future of U.S. politics. This event is sponsored by the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, and co-sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, and Notre Dame Student Government. Originally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu.

Meet and speak with curators Gregory Bond and Elizabeth Hogan about their exhibit, Notre Dame Football Kills Prejudice: Citizenship and Faith in 1924. Remarks will begin at 3:15pm. About the Exhibit “Notre Dame football is a new crusade: it kills prejudice and stimulates faith.” — Rev. John F. O’Hara, C.S.C., Prefect of Religion, Religious Bulletin, November 17, 1924 The 1924 undefeated University of Notre Dame football team beat the best opponents from all regions of the country and won the Rose Bowl to claim a consensus national championship. Off the field, Notre Dame battled an intense reactionary nativist political environment that, in its most extreme manifestation, birthed the second version of the Ku Klux Klan. The “100% Americanism” political movement of the Klan and of fellow nativist sympathizers celebrated white, male, Protestant citizenship and denigrated or attacked groups—including Catholics and immigrants—who challenged their restrictive understanding of American identity. The “Fighting Irish” football success, cemented in national memory by Grantland Rice’s “Four Horsemen” column, came during this dangerous and divisive political moment. Notre Dame leaders responded by consciously harnessing the unprecedented popularity and visibility of the 1924 national champion football team to refute surging reactionary nativism and to promote—within the very real political constraints of the era—a more inclusive and welcoming standard of citizenship. This exhibit is curated by Gregory Bond, curator of the Joyce Sports Research Collection, and Elizabeth Hogan, senior archivist for photographs and graphic materials. 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.

In this lecture, Professor Jay Bhattacharya will present early scientific work regarding the mortality risk of COVID infection and the harms of lockdown policies adopted to suppress COVID disease spread. He will then present evidence that top American scientific bureaucrats worked to suppress widespread knowledge of the scientific and policy debates taking place among experts that often contradicted official public health pronouncements about covid science and policy. Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of health policy at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research. He directs Stanford’s Center for Demography and Economics of Health and Aging. Dr. Bhattacharya’s research focuses on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on the role of government programs, biomedical innovation, and economics. Dr. Bhattacharya’s recent research focuses on the epidemiology of COVID-19 as well as an evaluation of policy responses to the epidemic. His broader research interests encompass the implications of population aging for future population health and medical spending in developed countries, the measurement of physician performance tied to physician payment by insurers, and the role played by biomedical innovation on health. He has published 135 articles in top peer-reviewed scientific journals in medicine, economics, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, law, and public health among other fields. He holds an MD and PhD in economics, both earned at Stanford University. This event is co-sponsored by the Notre Dame College of Science and is open to the public. Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.

First Voice Generation follows three Latinx high school students in Holland, Michigan. As children of Mexican immigrants, they struggle with a sense of identity and belonging growing up in this predominantly Dutch community. They dream of being the first in their family to go to college but COVID-19 shuts the world down, and virtual learning exacerbates their struggles. The cost of affording college makes their dream seem impossible. RESERVE TICKETS  

For its November concert, the NDSO presents great orchestral variations by Beethoven (the Finale of the “Eroica” Symphony), Brahms (“Haydn” Variations), and Elgar (“Enigma” Variations). For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

For its November concert, the NDSO presents great orchestral variations by Beethoven (the Finale of the “Eroica” Symphony), Brahms (“Haydn” Variations), and Elgar (“Enigma” Variations). For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.