Initiatives

  • Inaugural Address

    Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., was inaugurated as the University’s 18th president on September 13, 2024. You can read and watch his full Inaugural Address, delivered during the Convocation and Inauguration Ceremony in the Purcell Pavilion of the Joyce Center.

  • University Strategic Framework

    Published on August 30, 2023, “Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework” will guide Notre Dame's work as a leading global Catholic research University over the next decade.

  • Navigating the Changing Federal Landscape

    Learn more about the University's work to monitor and respond to recent shifts in federal guidance and potential impacts on the Notre Dame community.

  • Notre Dame Forum

    Each academic year, the Notre Dame Forum addresses timely topics from multiple perspectives, focused on a central theme of particular importance to the University, the nation, and the larger world. In prior years, the Notre Dame Forum has focused on, among other topics, sustainability, global democracy, war and peace, and immigration.

  • We Are All Notre Dame

    As a Catholic research university, Notre Dame is committed to defending the dignity of every human person, to promoting a just society in which every person can flourish, and to attending particularly to the needs of the most vulnerable.