Professor Michael Desch, Director of the Notre Dame International Security Center and Packey J. Dee Professor of International Relations, will discuss the question: “Is deeper involvement in the Ukraine war in America’s national interest?” This free and open to all event is co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Portland Alumni Club. (Read More)
Hesburgh Lecture
Hesburgh Lecture: Leading Change in a Changing World (Nov. 10)
“There are three kinds of people in this world. People who make things happen, people who watch things happen, and people who wonder what happened. To succeed in this fast-changing world, great leaders make things happen.” Christopher Stevens, adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, teaches undergraduates, one-year […]
Hesburgh Lecture on Islam and the Catholic Church, March 21
Gabriel Said Reynolds will present the annual Hesburgh Lecture, “Islam, the Catholic Church, and the Future of the World,” on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. The lecture is free and open to all. In his talk, Reynolds will examine how Islam challenges Christian beliefs, reflect on how the Catholic […]
“What’s So Funny About a Joke?” with Mark Roche, March 23
Mark W. Roche will present the Annual Hesburgh Lecture, “What’s So Funny About a Joke?,” on Thursday, March 23, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. His talk will interlace humor with an analysis of the greatness and limits of Freud’s theory of jokes. Roche is Joyce Professor of German, concurrent professor of philosophy, and […]
2016 Hesburgh Lecture, March 21
Mitchell R. Wayne, a professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, will present the 2016 Hesburgh Lecture, “Einstein: How One Mild-Mannered Physicist Changed the Way We Understand Our World,” on Monday, March 21, in Franz Hall Room 120, at 7:15 p.m. His talk is free and open to the public. Wayne will explain […]
2015 Hesburgh Lecture: America the Beautiful, Sept. 22
In the spirit of Pope Francis’s new encyclical Laudato Si, John Nagle, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, will explore the challenges involved in the preservation and development of U.S. national parks when he delivers the 2015 Hesburgh Lecture on Tuesday, September 22, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. The […]
Hesburgh Lecture, Oct. 28
Notre Dame law professor Mary Ellen O’Connell will speak on “Deadly Drones” when she delivers the 2013 Hesburgh Lecture on Monday, October 28, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. O’Connell’s lecture looks at the legal, moral, and strategic challenges of America’s use of unmanned aerial […]