Virtual series with Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of Science family of journals, to stream live on provost website
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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 its academic mission.
As the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost, Marie Lynn Miranda is Notre Dame’s chief academic officer and is responsible for the stewardship of this mission, serving as the principal representative of the academy to both internal and external constituencies and leading strategic academic initiatives on behalf of the University. Working with the associate provosts, the vice president for research, the deans, the University librarian, and other academic leaders, she 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.
Provost Miranda’s Spring 2021 Schedule of Open Office Hours
Award Nominations
Nominations are being accepted through Monday, Mar. 15, for the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Dockweiler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, and several other annual awards.
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Academic Community
Since its earliest days, the University has been guided by a bold vision for scholarship and discovery.
Dedication to the undergraduate student is and always will be at the core of Notre Dame’s academic mission.
Notre Dame's Catholic identity is one of its greatest assets, thanks in no small part to the dialogue it inspires.
The University thrives as a scholarly community precisely because it embraces the individual perspectives of faculty and students.
Reporting Units
College of Arts and Letters
College of Arts and Letters
The oldest and largest college at Notre Dame, Arts and Letters is home to 20 departments that span three divisions—the arts, humanities, and social sciences—and include the University’s flagship programs in theology and philosophy.
Mendoza College of Business
Mendoza College of Business
Highly visible both nationally and internationally, Mendoza is particularly noted for its commitment to ethics, challenging students to “grow the good in business” through programs in areas such as accountancy, analytics, finance, information technology, management, and marketing.
College of Engineering
College of Engineering
When Notre Dame founded an engineering college in 1873, it became the first American Catholic university to do so. In addition to its educational mission, the college pursues transformational research in areas such as energy, bioengineering, environmental science, and national security.
College of Science
College of Science
Scholarship in the University’s College of Science is devoted to fostering advancements that address the world’s most enduring problems, giving rise to everything from institutes for global health and cancer research to an environmental change initiative.
The Law School
The Law School
The Notre Dame Law School opened its doors in 1869, making it the oldest Catholic law school in the country. Its work bridges centuries of Catholic intellectual and moral tradition, the historic methods and principles of the common law, and the realities of the contemporary legal environment.
School of Architecture
School of Architecture
As it did in law and engineering, Notre Dame became the nation’s first Catholic university to establish an architecture program (1898). Today’s School of Architecture, which emphasizes traditional and classical design, is a leader in the modern green movement.
Keough School of Global Affairs
Keough School of Global Affairs
Having opened its doors to students in August 2017, the Keough School of Global Affairs was the first new college or school at Notre Dame in nearly a century. It prepares students for effective and ethically grounded leadership in government, the private sector, and global civil society.
The Graduate School
The Graduate School
While advanced degrees in architecture, business, and law are administered separately by their respective units, The Graduate School articulates broad policies and procedures for the post-baccalaureate programs in engineering, the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences.
Institutes and Centers
Institutes and Centers
In addition to eight colleges and schools and 35 academic departments, Notre Dame faculty animate the activities of approximately 50 University institutes and centers.
Libraries
Libraries
Most of the major libraries and collections on campus fall under the auspices of the Hesburgh Libraries system, which contains more than 3.3 million volumes and some 3 million microform units.
Research
Research
Consonant with the vision that Notre Dame be a preeminent research university distinguished by its Catholic character, significant resources have been dedicated to advancing faculty research, scholarship, and creative expression.
IDEA Center
IDEA Center
Standing for Innovation, De-Risking, and Enterprise Acceleration, the IDEA Center is the fundamental resource for all commercialization and entrepreneurial activities at the University of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame International
Notre Dame International
Notre Dame can be considered a truly international university thanks to the composition of its faculty and student body, the scope of its research agenda, and its commitment to study abroad, which consistently yields one of the highest undergraduate participation rates among peer institutions.
