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“At Notre Dame, our mission as a global Catholic research university compels us to advance Pope Leo XIV’s historic contribution to Catholic social tradition through our research, our teaching, and all of our work in service of the common good. The Holy Father has highlighted the critical role that Catholic scholars and researchers — and all those of goodwill — must play in raising moral questions…

Douglas and Diana Berthiaume have made a transformational gift to the University of Notre Dame to advance biomedical research through strategic investments in critical infrastructure. The gift, totaling $35 million, establishes the Center for Biomedical Discovery. It includes $5 million in seed funding for multidisciplinary research teams, promoting new collaborations among biomedical researchers…

More than 1 million people in the U.S. live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that damages the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord by attacking myelin, the protective coating around nerve cells. Katrina Adams and her research team at the University of Notre Dame are studying how myelin loss and regeneration contribute to MS progression. Their new study, published in Nature Communications, c…

The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 181st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 17) at Notre Dame Stadium. An audience of more than 20,000 family members, friends, faculty and graduates were in attendance as 2,120 degrees were conferred on undergraduate students.

(Remarks as prepared) Let us pause and place ourselves in the presence of God. Lord…

(Remarks as prepared) Graduates, there is one more group we must recognize today, without…

(Remarks as prepared) Sir, From your earliest days, you have embodied what it means…

(Remarks as prepared) Board Chair Veihmeyer, Father Dowd, Faculty, Members of the Board,…

(Remarks as prepared) First, I would like to thank Father Robert A. Dowd, the President…

(Remarks as prepared) Distinguished guests, faculty, staff, friends, family, and above…

(Remarks as prepared) As is our tradition at the University of Notre Dame, let us begin…

(Remarks as prepared) Once again, it is wonderful to be together. This is a great weekend,…

(Remarks as prepared) Dean Hildreth, Provost McGreevy, family and friends, thank you for being here today. Dr. Boyce,…

(Remarks as prepared) Thank you, Provost McGreevy, distinguished faculty, and the many family and friends of our graduates.…

Mary Cunningham Boyce delivered the keynote address Saturday during the Graduate School’s annual Commencement Ceremony, encouraging students in this moment of profound change, from rapid advances in science and technology to the increasing threat of global climate disaster, to “set aside any sense of a well-worn path to ‘success.’

Due to the high probability of heavy rain and lightning , the 2026 Graduate School Commencement Ceremony on Saturday (May 16) has moved to the Compton Family Ice Arena.

As Colombia stands at a historic threshold in the implementation of its 2016 Final Peace Agreement, decisions made in the coming months will be important for shaping the continuity and long-term sustainability of the peace process amid a changing political and institutional context, according to a new report by the Kroc Institute’s Peace Accords Matrix. The report highlights the high stakes of th…

Xavier Navarro Aquino, assistant professor of English, unexpectedly died Wednesday (May 6). He was 36. An acclaimed novelist and beloved teacher, mentor and colleague, Navarro Aquino was a member of the Creative Writing Program and a faculty fellow of the Institute for Latino Studies and the Initiative on Race and Resilience. “Xavier’s writing and artwork communicate with absolute clarity his hum…

University of Notre Dame alumnus Paul Popiel, D.M.A., will return to his alma mater to lead the oldest continuously operating collegiate band in the country as Kenn and Pamela Ricci Director of Bands. In this role, Popiel will oversee the University’s band program through the Division of Student Affairs, and serve as a faculty member in the Department of Music through the College of Arts & Le…

Formed by a rich education and possessed of mature faith in service to others, members of the class of 2026 leave Notre Dame prepared to take their places at the forefront of discovery, innovation and human achievement.