Office of the Provost
The University of Notre Dame seeks to be a preeminent research university with a distinctive Catholic character and an unsurpassed commitment to undergraduate and post-baccalaureate education—aims that provide the foundation for Notre Dame’s academic mission.
As the chief academic officer of the University, Provost Thomas G. Burish is responsible for the stewardship of this academic mission. Working with the Associate Provosts, the Vice President for Research, the Deans, and other academic leaders, Dr. Burish seeks to cultivate a learning community that challenges and engages students, inspires leading research and scholarship, and appreciates all intellectual inquiry as a pursuit of truth.
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News
Notre Dame researchers report fundamental malaria discovery
January 25, 2012 • Categories: Featured
A team of researchers led by Kasturi Haldar and Souvik Bhattacharjee of Notre Dame’s Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases has made a fundamental discovery in understanding how malaria parasites cause deadly disease.
Scholars explore religion’s role in international relations
January 25, 2012 • Categories: Featured
A new initiative at Notre Dame promises to advance what Daniel Philpott, associate professor of political science and peace studies, says has so far been a “cottage industry” within political science: the study of the force of faith in propelling global events.
