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In Memoriam: Trustee Emeritus Martin Naughton

Martin Naughton, a member of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees since 1999 and chairman emeritus of the supervisory board of the Irish manufacturing firm Glen Dimplex Group, died July 4. He was 87.
Colombian President Santos, Maduro, Bachelet, Ban Ki-moon, FARC leader Timochenko on stage, white dove behind. Timochenko signs.

International partners boost peace agreement success, Notre Dame study finds

Peace agreements often fail during the critical implementation phase, but new research from Notre Dame's Peace Accords Matrix shows how policymakers and practitioners can address this challenge. The study, which underscores how international partners strengthen accords, can inform the work of frontline negotiators. 
Eighteen smiling Notre Dame students and one man stand before a vibrant, graffiti-covered wall with "ND 2027."

Notre Dame Global in Photos: February 2026

February offered a clear snapshot of the reach of Notre Dame’s global engagement. Alumni leaders gathered in Mexico to deepen connections across Latin America, while conversations and visits in Hong Kong and across India highlighted expanding opportunities for academic partnership. Students took part…
Kylemore Abbey in daylight.

Telling stories from the Shannon Seminar on Storytelling

Remotely nestled within Connemara in the west of Ireland lies Kylemore Abbey, a place with its own storied history. For the purposes of this story, it becomes the setting of a unique, insightful, and productive academic experiment. In conjunction with the Laura…
Bronze Age monument discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo. Tall, triangular standing stone with a smaller, rounded stone beside it, overlooking a bay, windswept trees, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Bronze Age monument discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo

A rare example of a ritual Bronze Age monument has been discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo. The stone alignment had been hidden by ancient trees which were flattened by Storm Éowyn earlier this year. The discovery was made during an archaeological field trip with US students from the…
A high-angle view of a large audience applauding performers on a small stage.  A grand piano, stage flats, and framed photographs line the walls. A poster for "The Playboy of the Western World" is visible on the stage backdrop.

Yeats and the arts take center stage at Notre Dame Kylemore’s ‘Threshold’

W.B. Yeats, playwright, poet, founder of the Abbey Theatre, and winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, among other accolades, was front and center in conversation, art, and spirit at Notre Dame Kylemore’s Threshold Festival. Mirroring Yeats’ own breadth of work across creative writing, literary…