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Saint Mary’s renames inclusion and equity offices

By Observer News Staff · Friday, Aug. 29, 2025

Saint Mary's retitled their Division for Equity and Inclusion to the Division for Belonging, and the Office for Student Equity to the Office for Student Engagement.

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Notre Dame students gather to honor victims of the Annunciation shooting

By Megan Cornell · Friday, Aug. 29, 2025

Notre Dame Club of Minnesota hosts prayer service in light of recent school shooting in Minneapolis.

Chemistry and biochemistry chair assumes role of interim dean of College of Science

By Observer News Staff · Friday, Aug. 29, 2025

Steve Corcelli, the former chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Notre Dame, will serve as interim dean of the College of Science while the University conducts an internal search for a new dean.

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LinkedIn names Notre Dame a top five school for employment opportunities

By Emily Barlett · Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

The University’s top ranking is based on exclusive LinkedIn data about alumni’s long term career success, job placement rates and entrepreneurship.

Student senate convenes with start of fall semester

By David Murphy · Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

Notre Dame’s student senate convened for its opening meeting, passing a resolution on fiscal transparency and confirming its newest member of the executive cabinet. The body also made several announcements regarding upcoming events, both on and off campus.

Blackout strikes Notre Dame campus, interrupts freshman activities

By Observer News Staff · Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

Notre Dame’s campus experienced widespread power outages in the midst of freshmen move-in.

Students react to South Dining Hall changes

By Sophia Tran , Henry Jagodzinski and Grace Tadajweski · Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025

Some students expressed frustration with the lack of food options and new layout of South Dining Hall while others expressed neutrality.

Move-in sessions occurs for Holy Cross freshmen students

Freshmen at Holy Cross participate in annual matriculation ceremony

By Berhan Hagezom · Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025

Holy Cross College held their annual matriculation ceremony on Friday evening, hosting a variety of welcome events on move-in day.

President Dowd welcomes students at Academic Year Opening Mass

By Zack Pohlman · Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025

Dowd’s homily called on students to be “agents of hope” in the coming school year.

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Saint Mary’s awarded $1.1 million grant for first-gen students

By Berhan Hagezom · Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025

The grant will allow Saint Mary’s to extend its participation in the Kessler Scholars Collaborative.

Notre Dame students cross the globe for summer service opportunities

By Isabel Torres · Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025

Departments like the Nanovic Institute for European Studies offer immersive opportunities across the world.

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Notre Dame class of 2029, transfer students arrive on campus

By Sophie Hanawalt · Friday, Aug. 22, 2025

The approximately 2,100 freshmen who make up the class of 2029 and 208 transfer students made their way to campus this week.

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Notre Dame’s Welcome Weekend begins

By Sophie Hanawalt · Friday, Aug. 22, 2025

Welcome Weekend, Notre Dame’s annual orientation program that sets the tone for the Catholic mission and residential community that the University prides itself on, began Thursday for transfer and international students, with freshmen arriving Friday.