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University of Notre Dame wins award for excellence in campus internationalization

In recognition of its outstanding commitment to internationalization both on campus and across the globe, the University of Notre Dame has been selected to receive the 2025 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Named for the late Sen. Paul Simon, a longtime proponent of international education, the award is given...
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A new summer study abroad program gives students global research experience

As interest in study abroad and undergraduate research increases, the Notre Dame Global (NDG) team has been working towards creating more opportunities for students to spend intentional, academically-minded time abroad. To meet this need, NDG is excited to announce that in summer 2025, we will…
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Notre Dame surpasses 87 percent for undergraduate study abroad participation

The University of Notre Dame has once again received national recognition for its commitment to internationalization and global education in newly released rankings from the Institute of International Education. For the 2022-23 academic year, study abroad participation among Notre Dame undergraduates increased by more than 10 percentage points from the...
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President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Inaugural Address

A Catholic university, according to my predecessor and brother in Holy Cross, Father Ted Hesburgh, “should be a bridge across all chasms that separate modern people from each other.” Now, when I reflect on those words, I see a problem and an opportunity. The problem is clear: Those chasms…
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Notre Dame confers honorary degrees at academic convocation in Rome

At an academic convocation on Monday (Jan. 29) at its Rome Global Gateway, the University of Notre Dame conferred honorary degrees on three distinguished leaders: Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums; Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C., secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity; and Roberto Benigni, an internationally acclaimed...