Francis and Kathleen Rooney of Washington, D.C., and Naples, Florida, have made a gift to the University of Notre Dame to endow an institute in the College of Arts & Letters committed to the preservation of American democracy through research, teaching and public engagement. The Rooney Democracy Institute, formerly known as the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, aims to advance Notre Dame’s role as a national and global leader in democracy scholarship and as a convener of bi...| Office of the President | News
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame announced that the late Wm. David Solomon, associate professor of philosophy emeritus and founding director of the center, has been named the recipient of the 15th annual Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement. The medal will be presented to Solomon’s family at a special Mass and dinner May 1, 2026, at Notre Dame.| Office of the President | News
The $150 million gift represents an unprecedented commitment in the 160-year history of American architectural education. In recognition of this landmar...| Office of the President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. acts as the executive head of the University and is responsible for the general direction of its affairs.| Office of the President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. acts as the executive head of the University and is responsible for the general direction of its affairs.| Office of the President
Two Western state governors known to work across the aisle on policy issues such as water, housing and energy will visit the University of Notre Dame fo...| Office of the President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. acts as the executive head of the University and is responsible for the general direction of its affairs.| Office of the President
Today, on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Father Dowd offered remarks at the Elisabeth University of Music as a guest of its president, Yuj...| Office of the President
The late Pope Francis, in one of his last acts, conferred the honour of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great upon Carmel and Martin Naughton, Trustee Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. The papal honor is in recognition of the Naughtons’ outstanding philanthropy in the areas of education and the arts, particularly in the provision of philanthropic support and scholarships to Catholic education at the University of Notre Dame and Kylemore Abbey, and in their transformative contribution...| Office of the President | News
Two new Trustees — John F. Crowley and Danielle Walker Merfeld — have been elected to serve on the University of Notre Dame’s Board of...| Office of the President
The University of Notre Dame has received a $10 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to support a project titled Love and Social Transformat...| Office of the President
The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 180th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 18) at Notre Dame Stadium. An audience of some 20,000 graduates, family members, friends and faculty attended, and 2,084 degrees were conferred on undergraduate students, with a total of 3,099 degrees being conferred over the course of Commencement Weekend activities.| Office of the President | News
The University of Notre Dame’s 180th Commencement Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 18, in Notre Dame Stadium.| Office of the President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, offered his prayers for Pope Leo XIV, elected by the College of Cardinals today in Vatican City as the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church.| Office of the President | News
The United States Department of Defense honored the University of Notre Dame’s Army ROTC Fightin’ Irish Battalion as the nation’s top Army collegiate program for the 2023-24 academic year. This will be the first time the unit has received the department’s Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award, which recognizes the program’s achievements in recruiting, educating, training and commissioning leaders of character to be the next generation of military officers.| Office of the President | News
In February 2024, Pope Francis met with the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees at the Vatican for the final time. During the meeting, he...| Office of the President
University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., joined today with leaders worldwide in mourning the death of Pope Francis at age 88.| Office of the President | News
The University of Notre Dame will confer honorary degrees on six distinguished…| Office of the President
Kerry Alys Robinson, the president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities USA, has been selected to receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2025 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — at Notre Dame’s 180th University Commencement Ceremony on May 18 (Sunday).| Office of the President | News
University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., announced that Brandon E. Roach has been appointed vice president and Robert K. Johnson ...| Office of the President
Adm. Christopher Grady, the Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree...| Office of the President
The University of Notre Dame is a top producer of Fulbright students for the 11th consecutive year, according to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which administers the Fulbright Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.| Office of the President | News
The University of Notre Dame has appointed Dan Cook as its new University architect and vice president for facilities design and operations. ...| Office of the President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. acts as the executive head of the University and is responsible for the general direction of its affairs.| Office of the President
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. acts as the executive head of the University and is responsible for the general direction of its affairs.| Office of the President
