Record number of Notre Dame students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship has been awarded to five Notre Dame students who will be studying abroad in spring 2019. This is a record number of recipients for the University in a single application cycle. Among the selected students: •…
A letter of thanks to Ireland
Khaoula Morchid is a Notre Dame alum (17’) and a former Naughton Fellow (18’) who completed her masters in Transport, Engineering, Policy and Planning at Trinty College…
Seeing the world through Ireland
Madelyn Lugli (Class of ’16) Madelyn Lugli (’16) participated in the Dublin Study Abroad Semester Program and the Irish Internship Program while at Notre Dame. Madelyn started her history…
Naughton Fellow: Sean Keenan's Irish adventure
Sean at the Slieve League cliffs in Donegal, along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Notre Dame graduate Sean Kennan has spent the last year in Ireland’s capital pursuing a master’s degree.…
Applications for the Naughton Fellowships now open
The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for the Naughton Fellowships. The prestigious international fellowships provide funding for exceptional students with an aptitude for the STEM disciplines to complete research or study in Ireland or at Notre Dame (ND).
New Report: Notre Dame is #2 in the nation for study abroad participation
The University of Notre Dame’s commitment to internationalization continues to be recognized on a national level, as the University moves up in the rankings for study abroad participation. The Institute for International Education ranks Notre Dame second among doctorate-granting universities for undergraduate…
A Rose by another name
Rose Pupel is a rising senior at Notre Dame, majoring in economics and minoring in Irish studies. Originally from Mahwah, New Jersey, Rose spent a semester studying in Dublin tracing her Irish roots to the birthplace of her great-grandmother. She writes about how a study abroad experience allowed her to...
Modern Irish and English Literature with Declan Kiberd
Kiberd presenting to other scholars and students at this year's IRISH Seminar The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies attracts graduate students and faculty of the highest…
Through her lens: Notre Dame graduate captures untold story in Kylemore
It was a New Year’s Eve celebration that Mary McGraw will never forget. Instead of loud music and dazzling décor, McGraw was surrounded by classical music and votive…
Notre Dame Executive Education’s Inspirational Leadership program offered in Ireland’s historic Kylemore Abbey
The four-day certificate program, held Oct. 16-19, is designed to help senior leaders from diverse industries reassess and recommit to meaningful leadership.
Protect our parasites: Ph.D. student uses Irish landscape as an outdoor laboratory
Maureen Williams, a Notre Dame grad and current PhD student, is doing cutting-edge research sparked by her time studying abroad in Dublin
Catholic education around the globe
In mid-March, the Rome Global Gateway hosted the “Global Catholic Education and Integral Human Development Conference”. This conference addressed a growing international…
Gaelic football in Italy? Why not!
Gaelic Football is a sport originally from Ireland with unique rules: at first sight…
The ND Villa opens the gates to Open House Roma 2018
It’s 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Rome. The streets are still awakening, as people are chatting in front of a local bar and moms are running to do some grocery shopping…
2018 Naughton Fellowship awardees announced
The Naughton Fellowship program allows students with a background in, or aptitude for, STEM fields to experience international research and educational opportunities through a funded exchange program involving Notre Dame and some of Ireland’s leading research universities.
A bicycle, a boreen, and a broken arm: A Dublin alum’s tale of building resilience, empathy, and community in Ireland
Greer Hannan, a triple Domer, lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she works as the Grant Compliance Coordinator managing federal funding for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a homeless services agency. She reflects on a year in Dublin and explains how challenges faced during her immersive experience set her...
Notre Dame International increases study abroad opportunities in Ireland this fall
Nine students will travel to Ireland’s west coast this fall to participate in a new immersive Notre Dame International program in Galway City, Ireland. Students will take classes on the campus of The National University of Ireland – Galway (NUIG), which ranks among the top 2% of universities in the world.
An American in Ireland
The winter wind on Achill Island began to carry a soft Irish rain, so we ducked inside the nearest church. The weathered stone building was cool, but dry, and that special kind of quiet I’ve only ever found in empty churches. The tall arched windows let in a gentle gray...