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Breakthroughs often occur at the intersection of disciplines. At the nation’s best universities, researchers in applied and computational mathematics are collaborating with biologists, engineers, physicians, chemists, physicists, economists, and others on multifaceted problems that require mathematical modeling and computational simulation.  Students trained in modeling and having experience as multidisciplinary team members have extraordinary potential. As in experimental research, graduate students have a primary role in computational and statistical analysis. The student has responsibility for carrying out the detailed steps and integrating the input from faculty in multiple areas. Additional information regarding the doctoral program, faculty research areas, recent graduate student placements, information about the Notre Dame Graduate School and the City of South Bend may be found in the ACMS doctoral program flyer .

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Students in ACMS will satisfy the requirements of the master degree en route to their doctorates, and students in other doctoral programs at the University may obtain the degree by taking ACMS courses and passing the written and oral examinations described in the degree requirements.

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MA in Leadership and Management

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Ethical, constructive leaders consider broad social implications of their decisions as they encourage individuals, teams, and organizations to attain personal and organizational objectives. The Master of Arts in Leadership and Management Program of Study promotes flexible, rational approaches and greater capacity to integrate different perspectives in responsible, creative, planning and problem-solving.

Program Objectives

In a fast-paced world, competitive organizations require good management and strong leadership at every level. The Master of Arts in Leadership and Management at Notre Dame of Maryland University prepares leaders to master challenges and to effect change through discernment and ethics. While the practice of management and leadership are closely related, they are distinguishable. Both entail influence and goal accomplishment. Management is commonly seen in terms of reducing chaos in organizations and running them more effectively and efficiently through planning and budgeting, organizing and staffing, controlling and problem-solving. Leadership emphasizes establishing direction and aligning people as well as motivating, empowering and inspiring individuals. Ethical, positive leaders consider broad social implications of their decisions as they encourage individuals, teams, and organizations to attain personal and corporate objectives.

The Master of Arts in Leadership and Management offers a mindful approach to excellence in directing organizational resources and people. The Program of Study is designed for professional women and men in any field who are or who expect to assume organizational leadership responsibilities. The mission of the Program is to prepare leaders who act from an ethical base to master challenges and effect change toward the realization of individual and organizational potential.

The Program of Study emphasizes understanding the human dimension of organizations. The leadership and management of complex organizations must be practiced within the broader context of life itself: Why do people work, and what gives meaning and value to their work? What inspires women and men to higher levels of achievement through cooperative teamwork? Fundamental questions such as these have immediate relevance to those in positions of leadership. The needs and aspirations of individual women and men are woven into the daily activity of all organizations, regardless of their size or purpose.

Therefore, this Program of Study examines both the science and art of leadership and management. Effective leadership calls for the self-management and self-motivation in addition to requiring technical expertise in business administration. The practice of management requires significant human skills and resources in our complex, ever-changing world. As articulated in this degree program, leadership speaks to the heart of the organization's most important resource: its people.

A distinctive feature of this program is its multidisciplinary foundation in business and the liberal arts. The required curriculum includes courses in business communications, ethics, economics, management, leadership, decision-making, technology, and various other facets of business administration. Active participation in the program develops competence in using flexible yet rational approaches to leadership and management which result in greater capacity to integrate different perspectives in responsible, creative planning and problem-solving. Students graduate with a balanced set of leadership and managerial skills and values enabling them to develop the resources of an organization for greater productivity and benefit to society.

Program of Study

The Program of Study leading to the Master of Arts in Leadership and Management requires completion of a minimum of 39 credits of course work. The core curriculum of 27 credits develops the essential foundation for the Program. The required core curriculum encourages breadth of learning in general leadership and management without technical specialization.

Students may select an area of concentration or create an individualized specialization for their remaining 12 credits. The areas of concentration are Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Principled Leadership, and Project Management. The concentrations provide depth in the subject areas.

A baccalaureate degree is required for admission. Computer competency in word processing, presentation software and spreadsheet applications is required. However, there are no undergraduate prerequisites in Business. Applicants who have recently earned a baccalaureate in Business, with a superior academic record, may be granted advanced standing upon admission into the Program. Students with advanced standing may waive up to nine credits from the core curriculum. All requirements for the degree must be completed within seven years from the date of admission. Students must maintain a 3.0 (B) Cumulative Grade Point Average to remain in Academic Good Standing. Students whose Cumulative Grade Point Average falls below 3.0 will be placed on Academic Probation status. Students on Academic Probation will be given three semesters (in which they register for a course) to raise their Cumulative Grade Point Average to 3.0. Failure to do so, or receiving more than two grades below a B, will result in Academic Dismissal from the graduate program. These provisions do not apply to students admitted provisionally; provisions governing that status are identified in the Letter of Admission.

Courses are scheduled primarily on weekday evenings for the convenience of students. Part-time graduate Leadership and Management students may enroll in a maximum of six credits during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students who wish to study full-time (more than six credits per semester must receive permission from the Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Business). All graduate students are restricted to three credits during the Winterim semester.

Students completing this Program of Study will understand:

• theory and practice of effective leadership and management;
• applications of economic theory and financial analysis in effective decision-making; and,
• concepts and principles of effective communication

Students will be able to:

• create holistic, systems-thinking approaches to decision-making grounded in leadership and business principles;
• express critical thinking through strategic, ethical, socially responsible, well-reasoned action and communication;
• demonstrate objectivity in gathering and analyzing information in management and leadership decision-making processes;
• examine organizational problems, develop sound solutions, and evaluate consequences of actions; and,
• integrate scholarship into personal and professional leadership capacities that transform individual lives, organizations and society.

Students will recognize the importance of:

• taking ethical approaches to leadership and management decisions;
• maintaining personal integrity;
• respecting the integrity, individuality and potential of colleagues; and,
• fulfilling social responsibility.

Curriculum (39 Credits)

Central core (27 credits).

           BUS-501  Managing in Complex Environments (3)            BUS-530  Financial Analysis (3)           BUS-538 Data Driven Business Decisions (3)            BUS-558  Leadership and Leading (3)            BUS-560  Marketing Management (3)            BUS-651  Strategic Organizational Leadership (capstone) (3)            COM-505  Business Communication (3)            ECO-548  Economic Theory in Management (3)            PHL-521  Ethical Issues in Leadership (3)

Review of a student's admissions essay and/or GRE or GMAT exam scores may result in a student being required to complete  ENG-503  Graduate Writing within their first nine credits at Notre Dame. When prior coursework does not qualify for waiver of BUS-537 - Aspects of Financial Reporting, a prerequisite course for BUS-530 Financial Analysis, a student may take a BUS-537 challenge exam. Students who do not pass this exam must successfully complete BUS-537 before enrolling in BUS-530 .

Concentration or Individualized Specialization 12 Credits

Students may select either an individualized specialization or a concentration to complete their Program. Students who do not select one of the program concentrations may complete 12 credits of coursework in any area of special interest in business, economics, communications, knowledge management, nonprofit management, computer studies, leadership, or project management.

Health Care Administration Concentration

The Health Care Administration concentration provides the student with a comprehensive frame-work for understanding the U.S. health care system, including institutions, professionals, economics of health care markets, financing of health care services as well as ethical issues arising from technology advances in health care delivery.

          Students must take four of the following courses:

           BUS-520  Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System (3)            BUS-521  Health Care Economics (3)            BUS-523  The Business of Healthcare (3)            BUS-525  Health Services Financing (3)            NUR-518  Health Policy (3)            BUS-580  Coached Leadership Practicum (3) may be substituted for the final health elective with permission of the Department Chair.

Human Resource Management Concentration

This concentration prepares students to integrate and apply the theories, principles and methodologies of human resource management focusing on its strategic role in today's organizations. Concentration courses prepare students to perform effectively in the expanded role of human resources now responsible for reshaping organizational structures and cultures, building strategic partnerships and designing customized solutions for internal clients.

           BUS-500  Human Resource Management (3)

          Students must take three of the following courses:

           BUS-540  Human Resource Development (3)            BUS-541  Legal Issues in Human Resource Management (3)            BUS-542  Performance Management Systems (3)            BUS-545  Compensation Strategies (3)            BUS-580  Coached Leadership Practicum (3) may be substituted for the human resources elective with permission of the Department Chair.

Information Systems Concentration

Management professionals are striving to incorporate the opportunities of the Internet for global advantage. The Information Systems concentration provides students with technology skills to effectively identify, develop, and implement electronic business strategies. Students learn to integrate information technology with management for enhanced marketing and strategy efforts. Some courses are available online.

          Students take four of the following courses:

           CST-511  Topics in Information Systems (3)            CST-530  Foundations of Knowledge Management (3)            CST-554  Principles and Issues In Information Systems (3)            CST-580  Managing Information in a Web-Based World (3)            CST-593  Web Development (3)

          Other graduate CST courses may be substituted with the permission of the Chair of the Computer Studies Program.

Principled Leadership Concentration

The Principled Leadership concentration is designed for those who are interested in leadership as a core practice as well as mastering challenges and effecting change while acting from an ethical base. Students gain an organizational understanding of leadership as both a practical and scholarly discipline. Through directed team engagement, students refine collaboration skills and group decision-making as well as practice leading laterally. Some courses are available online.

           BUS-551  Leadership's Dark Side (3)            BUS-554  Women in Leadership or  BUS-511  Topics In Leadership (3)            BUS-562  Leading Organizational Change (3)            BUS-559  Lateral Leadership (3)

           BUS-580  Coached Leadership Practicum (3) may be substituted for the final leadership elective with permission of the Department Chair.

Project Management Concentration

This Project Management concentration is designed to meet the needs of those bidding on state and federal work contracts, particularly current and potential military contractors. Concentration courses cover the range of projection management skill sets from initiating and planning the project, through managing and controlling the project within budget and timeline parameters through focused management skills, to closing the project. Throughout, the courses focus not only on the development of leadership skills but also on the professional and social responsibility critical to the world today. These courses prepare students to complete initial or renewal certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI). Project management courses are offered exclusively online and follow a sequence beginning each March. Project Management concentration courses are intensive, online courses offered compressed-term format; therefore, they should not be taken with other courses.

           BUS-640  Managing Projects in Contemporary Organizations (3)            BUS-641  Project Monitoring and Delivery (3)            BUS-642  Managing Project Performance (3)            BUS-643  Leading Process Improvement (3)

Independent Study

Students interested in the Independent Study option ( BUS-698 ) must coordinate their project with the Chair of the Business and Economics Department and the full-time faculty member who will work with the student guiding the project. One three-credit independent study course may be chosen.

Accreditation

The Master of Arts in Leadership and Management is accredited by  Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP )

ACBSP promotes excellence in business education. It focuses on strong student learning outcomes and teaching excellence.

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The University of Notre Dame is one of the most important Catholic and ecumenical centers in North America for advanced study in theology.

As a doctoral student at Notre Dame, you will be mentored by world-class scholars, access vast research and learning opportunities, experience both depth and diversity in your curriculum, and be a member of a community of students from a wide range of churches, as well as from other faith traditions, who are preparing for careers in research, teaching, and church service.

The doctoral program places a high percentage of its graduates in academic positions, the vast majority of which are tenure-track.

Areas of Concentration

The doctoral program offers six areas of concentration and two joint areas of concentration.

• Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity (CJA)
• History of Christianity (HC)
• Liturgical Studies (LS)
• Moral Theology/Christian Ethics (MT)
• Systematic Theology (ST)
• World Religions and World Church (WRWC)

Joint Programs/Area of Concentration

• Peace Studies/Theology
• Theology/History and Philosophy of Science

Distinctive Strengths

The Department of Theology has become the international locus for Latino theological studies and our ambitious program of globalization and diversification is increasing its connections to the Church in Africa—leading to a growing program of exchanges with African clergy and religious.

As part of a world-class research university, Notre Dame scholars and students enjoy the benefits of resources in other academic units across the university.

Please contact [email protected] , to learn more about our Ph.D. program. 

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Economics: PhD

Graduate Program in Economics

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The Department of Economics is a neoclassical economics department committed to rigorous theoretical and quantitative analysis in teaching and research. Members of the department have specialties in the areas of micro and macro theory, econometrics, labor, monetary, international, and environmental economics. Guided by the University's long-standing commitment to Catholic social tradition, the graduate program in economics emphasizes policy-relevant research that contributes to important debates on economic, social, and political problems facing humanity.

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The Ph.D. in English is a highly selective doctoral program at a top-ranked private research university that trains students for the academic profession of literary studies while building knowledge and skills relevant to a wide range of careers. As a student in our program, you will enjoy access to outstanding scholars working in a variety of fields and practicing diverse theoretical and methodological approaches.

Through our classes, individual student mentoring, and professionalization practicums, you will gain advanced training in the many facets of scholarship and professional life, including research methods, pedagogy, writing for publication, applying for funding, and the job search. Our faculty are committed to helping you develop your interests, voice, and skills as a researcher, writer, and teacher.

“I chose Notre Dame for my English Ph.D. because I wanted to land in a program with as much community support as possible. The stresses of graduate school are real, and it's important to be surrounded by supportive people who respect your needs, interests, and personal career goals. Notre Dame’s English Department is filled with faculty and administrators who truly care about setting their students up for success, whether that's on the academic job market or beyond. Throughout my dissertation process, I've been grateful to have a network of faculty and graduate students who are interested in supporting both my area of research and my personal goals.” — Logan Quigley, Ph.D. May 2022

Academic Partnerships

Notre Dame is home to renowned centers and institutes that enrich doctoral study and help build interdisciplinary connections. As a student here you will have the opportunity to participate in projects and colloquia—and apply for additional research and conference support—from institutes including:

• Initiative on Race and Resilience
• Institute for Latino Studies
• Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
• Medieval Institute
• Nanovic Institute for European Studies
• Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values
• Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study

“As an applicant many years ago, Notre Dame struck me as a place where graduate students were encouraged to find multiple intellectual homes outside their own departments, through centers and institutes that recognize not only the promise of graduate student's intellectual contributions but the precarity of those contributions if left unsupported. I'm happy to say the University delivered, rewarding me time and time again with some of the richest, most rigorous academic conversations and, to boot, the means to pursue the research questions that those conversations generated.” — Arnaud Zimmern, Ph.D. May 2021. Now a Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Philosophy and Science at Notre Dame

Graduate Minors

As a Ph.D. student in English you might also decide to pursue one of five graduate minors:

• Gender Studies
• Peace Studies
• Irish Studies
• Screen Cultures
• History and Philosophy of Science

International Opportunities

Our Ph.D. program provides exciting opportunities to participate in an array of international opportunities, events, and partnerships. You might, for instance:

• work with scholars in the UK or Germany as part of the “Global Dome” Ph.D. Summer Workshop in History and Literature;
• live and teach at Notre Dame London while conducting your own research;
• participate in the Irish Seminar, joining scholars and students from other institutions for workshops in locations such as Dublin, Paris, or Buenos Aires;
• participate in the International Network for Comparative Humanities (INCH), a series of workshops that bring Notre Dame students together with faculty and students at Princeton and other major universities worldwide.

And, of course, you will have access to support from the department  and a range of other university sources  for research and conference travel.

“As an Irish grad minor, I participated in the Irish Seminar and traveled to Dublin and Kylemore Abbey where I had the wonderful opportunity of learning about Irish literature and culture from renowned international scholars. My participation in the Irish seminar was complemented with my engagement with INCH. For the INCH annual retreats, I traveled to Athens and Rome and got the opportunity to work with scholars and graduate students from various universities in the US and Europe. The international exposure generously provided by the program has significantly enriched my scholarship." — Shinjini Chattopadhyay, Ph.D. January 2022. Now Assistant Professor of Global Anglophone Literatures at Berry College

Have questions about the Ph.D. in English? Contact:

Susan Cannon Harris Director of Graduate Studies Professor of English Email: [email protected]

Blake Holman Graduate Program Coordinator Email:  [email protected]

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Since the Department of Economics inception in 2006, 100% of students who have defended a dissertation have been placed into a job requiring a Ph.D. in Economics. Many of these placements are academic jobs at research universities and liberal arts colleges. Other students join government organizations and central banks. And others pursue careers in the private sector.

The Department has a full-time placement director who assists graduate students with the job market. Students also receive support from the Graduate Studies Coordinator. The entire Department assists students with mock interviews and networking.

All placements in our program's history are listed below, in reverse chronological order. Where applicable, hyperlinks to the homepages of former Ph.D. students are provided.

• Guillermo Verduzco Bustos ,  Economist, World Bank Group
• Colin Davison , Assistant Professor, College of Wooster (tenure track)
• Brianna Felegi , Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech (tenure track)
• Sinyoung Lee , Senior Quantitative Analyst, Fifth Third Bank
• Jonas Nauerz, Economist, International Monetary Fund
• Jonathan Rawls, Bank of America
• Paul Shaloka , Economist, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Michael Baker , Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point (tenure track)
• Aram Derdzyan, Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
• Lan Dinh, Economist, Amazon
• Tyler Giles , Assistant Professor, Wellesley College (tenure track)
• Isabel Goedl-Hanisch , Assistant Professor, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany
• Carson Homme , Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point
• Astghik Mkhitaryan, Economist, Amazon
• Vivek Moorthy , Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross, MA (tenure track)
• Yuanhao Niu, Research & Development, Epsilon
• Shilpi Sunil Kumar , Assistant Professor, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University (tenure track)
• Cary Balser, Chief, Program Assessment Branch, United States Air Force
• Wenbo Li, Assistant Professor, Ma Yinchu School of Economics, Tianjin University (tenure track)
• Daniel Mershon, Modeling Analyst, USAA
• Linh Nguyen , Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bates College
• Wei Qian , Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (tenure track)
• Chungeun Yoon , Assistant Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management (tenure track)

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Elizabeth Munnich, PhD 2013

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Louisville

Working directly with Economics faculty was undoubtedly the most formative part of my experience at ND. Their support and mentorship throughout my graduate work and beyond has been invaluable in helping me develop as an economist.

Chadwick Curtis, PhD 2012

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Richmond

The impact of Notre Dame influences several dimensions of my scholarly career. The formal training and program developed my skills as an economist, but the guidance, encouragement, and feedback of my faculty mentors was as equally invaluable. As a teacher today, I try to emulate their examples as a mentor.

Ronald Mau, PhD 2018

Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Faculty members in the department provided the support I needed to not only successfully complete my degree, but pursue internship opportunities throughout graduate school within the Federal Reserve System, attend academic conferences, and obtain my first job at Ole Miss.

Julio Garin, PhD 2012

Associate Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College

Besides the professional opportunities, it is hard to overstate the impact Notre Dame had on my intellectual life. The training I received provided me with tools and skills that allowed me to answer questions as diverse as the environment I faced during my graduate studies.

Tyler Giles, PhD 2021

Assistant Professor of Economics, Wellesley College

I entered graduate school with little knowledge of formal economic theory or research. The Economics Department at Notre Dame developed and helped me through a number of challenges, and I wouldn't be in my current position without the Department's unwavering support. Perhaps the most special thing about the department is its people - I genuinely loved spending time with faculty and fellow graduate students, whether it be in a field course, research seminar, or at a tailgate.

Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Ph.D. in Peace Studies

The Ph.D. program at the Kroc Institute empowers students to become outstanding scholars and teachers who contribute to a growing body of peacebuilding knowledge and practice with the goal of addressing violence and alleviating human suffering.  

Peace studies Ph.D. students entering the program have formal training and/or a degree in one of six partner disciplines for research and course work: anthropology, history, political science, psychology, sociology, or theology. The peace studies curriculum is integrated with these traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences to create a unique framework of study for each student. Students also have access to extensive research opportunities at the Institute and across Notre Dame. 

Upon graduation, students are fully trained and equipped for a wide variety of scholarly, teaching, and professional careers , including:

• Interdisciplinary academic positions;
• Positions requiring expertise in the peace and conflict subfields of anthropology, history, political science, psychology, sociology, or theology; and
• Scholar-practitioner roles in intergovernmental, governmental, or nongovernmental organizations.

All admitted students receive a full tuition scholarship, generous stipend ( Cost-of-living in South Bend ), health insurance, and additional funding for conference travel and research activities.  

Current Notre Dame graduate students pursuing a terminal master’s or doctoral degree are invited to complete a Graduate Minor in Peace Studies .

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Peace Studies and Anthropology

What are the cultural, social, and historical contextual dimensions of structural and violent conflict? How does an ethnographic focus create the possibility for better crafting conflict transformation? The Peace Studies and Anthropology doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame equips students with the theoretical and methodological tools of anthropology to answer these and related questions.

Peace Studies and History

What are the historical or root causes of violent conflict? How have various social movements evolved over time? In what way is history manipulated for the sake of attaining political goals? How is foreign policy informed by historical information or knowledge? The Peace Studies and History doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame equips students with the analytical and conceptual tools of history to address these questions and related questions of peace and conflict.

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What are the sources of violent political conflict? What institutions, strategies and tools are available to secure peace and justice? How can international and domestic actors foster peace, and what are the roles of norms, values and beliefs in continued peace efforts? The Peace Studies and Political Science doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame provides students with the theoretical and methodological tools of political science to answer these and related questions.

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How and why does political violence affect individuals, especially young people? What are the implications for the continuation or mitigation of violent conflict? The Peace Studies and Psychology doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame equips students with the theoretical lens and methodological tools of psychology to answer these and related questions. The integration of interdisciplinary peace research methods ensures practical applications for policymakers and for individuals in war, violent conflict, and post-war settings.

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How does the structure of society influence conflict or post-conflict peacebuilding? What variables affect the capacity of nonviolent civil resistance movements? How do religious norms and practices contribute to conflict and peacebuilding?

The Peace Studies and Sociology doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame provides its students with the theoretical background and methodological tools to answer these and related questions. The doctoral program provides rigorous training in both sociology and peace studies.

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How do theological thought and practice shape violent conflict? What is the relationship between theological thought, practice and peacebuilding? What do sacred scripture, ethics, liturgy, history and systematic theology contribute to peace and conflict in theory and practice?

The Peace Studies and Theology doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame equips students with frameworks and methodologies to help them think theologically about peace and conflict.

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Three Notre Dame faculty named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

Published: April 12, 2024

Author: Beth Staples

Three faculty members in the University of Notre Dame’s  College of Arts and Letters have been awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships in recognition of their career achievements and exceptional research promise.

Barbara Montero , a professor of philosophy ; Gretchen Reydams-Schils , a professor in the Program of Liberal Studies ; and Roy Scranton , an associate professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program and the Environmental Humanities Initiative , are among the 188 scholars, scientists and artists chosen from approximately 3,000 applicants for the fellowship. The Guggenheim Foundation awards these fellowships to outstanding scholars in order to add to the educational, literary, artistic and scientific power of the country.

“I am thrilled that three of our faculty members have joined the prestigious ranks of scholars who have had their research supported by the Guggenheim Foundation,” said  Sarah Mustillo , the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters.

“This is a high honor and tremendous recognition of the ambitious, valuable scholarship that is being done by Arts and Letters faculty across our humanities disciplines.”

Guggenheim Foundation President Edward Hirsch said the fellows are meeting head-on the profound existential challenges facing humanity and are “generating new possibilities and pathways across the broader culture.”

Twenty-two Notre Dame faculty members have won Guggenheims in the past 24 years. Other recent awardees include English professor  Joyelle McSweeney in 2022 and Pam Wojcik , the Andrew V. Tackes Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre and department chair, in 2020.

Montero’s project, “Things That Matter: Actual-World Metaphysics and the Mind-Body Problem,” explores what philosophy can tell us about ourselves and the world we live in. Her prior research has focused on two different notions of the body: as a physical or material basis of the mind and as a moving, breathing, flesh-and-blood instrument that people use when they run, walk, dance and play.

Reydams-Schils, who has concurrent appointments in classics , philosophy and theology , will seek to retrieve aspects of human perfection in antiquity — ancient times before the Middle Ages — that are empowering and relevant. Her project is titled “‘Becoming like God’: Perfection in Platonism and Stoicism (1c. BCE-2c. CE).”

Scranton — an essayist, novelist, literary critic and climate philosopher — will pursue a project about the survival of the planet. “Ethical Pessimism: Climate Change and the Limits of Narrative” is an attempt to reckon with global political failures, he said, and inject intellectual humility into the conversation.

Now in its 99th year, the Guggenheim Foundation has granted more than $400 million in fellowships to more than 19,000 people, including 125 Nobel laureates and winners of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.

The College of Arts and Letters’  Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts offers support to faculty across the arts, humanities and social sciences in applying for major national and international fellowships, including the Guggenheim.

“The Guggenheim Fellowship is a very highly prestigious honor that represents a major achievement for these faculty members,” said  Josh Tychonievich , ISLA’s associate director for research development. “Only about 6 percent of applicants in a given year are awarded a fellowship. That three of these fellowships were awarded in Arts and Letters attests not only to our outstanding faculty but also to the strong research culture of the college.”

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Notre Dame CIO Mike Donovan Announces His Retirement and a Successor

Donovan was a member of the university’s endowment team for 27 years..

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Mike Donovan, the chief investment officer of the University of Notre Dame’s $18.9 billion endowment, is retiring and his successor has already been named.

Donovan worked 27 years at the endowment and spent four as its CIO. His last day will be June 30 and then Tim Dolezal, a 20-year member of the investment office (and valedictorian of the 2002 Notre Dame graduating class), will take over as CIO.

“We are deeply grateful that Mike has humbly served as a leader on our investment team for the past 27 years, including the last four years as our chief investment officer. Mike is a great investor and talented leader who leaves the investment office’s team, process, culture and portfolio in excellent shape for Tim Dolezal,” Notre Dame executive vice president Shannon Cullinan told Institutional Investor .

Notre Dame’s endowment returned 1.3 percent in 2023 but had strong performance during Donovan’s tenure. The investment office delivered a 10-year annualized return of 10.5 percent and 20-year annualized return of 10.7 percent.

In 2023, about half of the portfolio was allocated to private investment, 26 percent was invested in stocks and 25 percent was multi-strategy investments, according to the latest annual report.

“Mike and Tim have worked closely as partners for the past 20 years, so we are very well positioned to continue our strong trajectory in service to Notre Dame’s mission,” Cullinan said.

There has been notable continuity at Notre Dame’s investment office for decades. Scott Malpass became the CIO (at 26 years old) and led it for 32 years, growing the endowment from $425 million in 1989 to $12.5 billion in 2017 when he retired and Donovan took over (the two were roommates at Notre Dame in the early 1980s).

Before he was CIO, Donovan was the managing director of private equity investments at the investment office. Prior to joining Notre Dame, he practiced corporate law and co-founded a successful educational products company. He is also a director or advisor to numerous charitable organizations and, like Dolezal, a Notre Dame alumnus.

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Published: April 22, 2024 / Author: Brendan O’Shaughnessy (ND ’93)

Tamika Catchings (EMBA ’25) is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She is also one of the most decorated players ever.

When Tamika Catchings (EMBA ’25) set her sights on basketball greatness, she was in seventh grade and the WNBA did not exist.

So she told her parents she wanted to play in the NBA. Their response? If anyone would be the first woman to play in the men’s league, it would be Tamika.

Catchings went on to conquer the WNBA (established in 1997), retiring in 2016 as the league’s second-leading scorer and rebounder and a four-time Olympic gold medalist.

During a break from her classes in Mendoza College of Business’ Stayer Center, Catchings glides down the hall like she could step back on the court and hold her own. She delays an interview and postpones phone calls so she won’t miss her classmates’ presentations over a working lunch.

Catchings’ “can’t be stopped” spirit has driven her to achieve dreams that most people would be content with in a lifetime — a legendary basketball career, gold medals, a charitable foundation, a growing business. But instead of slowing down, she is returning to school for a Notre Dame Executive MBA to backfill her early experience with the underlying knowledge that can lead to even greater success.

“I jumped into owning a business, and I didn’t go to school for nonprofit management,” Catchings said during an EMBA residency on campus in November. “I’ve had all these opportunities, but no one has really taught me how to do those things. So you’re learning on the go, which is fine, but there are things I could have learned earlier that might have set me up for more success. There are things that I want to do down the road that I’m learning here.”

Unstoppable Will

Catchings’ father, Harvey, played in the NBA, so the family moved with his career. She was born in New Jersey, grew up in Milwaukee and Chicago, and finished high school in Texas. She described herself as an introvert, though she learned how to be an extrovert from her 6-foot-10-inch father, an unmissable force. Her love of organization and detailed scheduling comes from her mother, Wanda. She credits much of her success with being forced to overcome early obstacles.

Tea and motivation from the first of Tamika Catching’s tea shops.

“I was born with a hearing disability,” Catchings said. “I wear hearing aids; I have a speech impediment. So when I was younger, that’s really a big reason why I got into sports, because sports allowed me an avenue to not get made fun of for the way that I talked or hearing aids or just not being able to understand.”

She became so tired of the teasing that she threw away her hearing aids in second grade and didn’t use them again until she was in college. She learned to read lips, sitting up front in the classroom and asking teachers to help fill in her notes when they turned away to write on the board.

“I feel like everything started with my hearing disability and being told so many times, ‘Oh, you can’t talk. You can’t do this,’” Catchings said. “Having dreams and people saying, ‘Yeah, OK, but you can’t even hear.’”

She tried several sports, including soccer and softball. Eventually, as she said in her 2020 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame enshrinement speech, “Basketball chose me.” It was such a part of the family’s fabric that she always found solace, and acceptance, in basketball.

How did the doubters motivate Catchings? She achieved a rare quintuple double in high school — meaning that she reached double digits in five categories: scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. She was invited to the Junior Olympic tryouts in 1996 and realized she could excel even with the best in the country.

The year after setting her sights on the NBA, she saw her first college women’s basketball game on television. “I just saw this intense pair of eyes on the TV, and as it panned out, I saw orange everywhere. I saw women on the court playing, and I was fixated,” Catchings said.

The eyes were those of legendary University of Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. “What I learned from her, it’s more than basketball,” Catchings said. “Excellence was something that we all aspire to, but she knew how to get the best out of everybody, and how to carry yourself through success with grace.”

Catchings experienced the full spectrum of emotions at Tennessee, from winning a championship her first year to tearing her ACL as a senior. She won four awards for player of the year as a junior. The injury likely dropped her to the third pick of the 2001 draft with the Indiana Fever, where she played for 15 seasons.

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When Catchings tore her ACL, her sister Tauja was playing basketball in Sweden. Tauja immediately quit and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, to help Tamika recover. Eventually, Catchings settled into professional basketball from a new home base in Indianapolis. With nothing to do but physical rehabilitation, she volunteered for any civic engagement appearances that were requested of the Fever.

Catch the Stars provides youth fitness, literacy and mentoring programs that encourage kids 7-18 in metro Indianapolis to set goals and achieve their dreams. It has had an impact on about 20,000 youths through its camps, fitness programs, back-to-school celebrations, reading corners and scholarships worth more than $850,000. Her goal is to cross the $1 million mark this year in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Catch the Stars.

She also played basketball — really well.

Catchings won the 2002 Rookie of the Year Award, the start of a string of recognitions that includes a dozen All-WNBA team selections and five Defensive Player of the Year awards. She led the Fever to the playoffs 12 times and retired first in the league in steals and free throws.

In one dominant stretch, she won the 2011 Most Valuable Player, her third gold medal and the 2012 WNBA championship, including the Finals MVP award. The Fever had to overcome an injury to their best outside shooter as well as a Minnesota team featuring a bevy of Catchings’ Olympic teammates. That’s a favorite memory, though she loved playing in the Olympics, too.

“There’s something about putting on that USA uniform and knowing what it represents,” she said. “How we talk, how we carry ourselves, what we do over here — everything is in a microscopic view. There’s a privilege that comes along with knowing that when somebody sees an American for the first time, this is the view they get. But then, of course, when we get on a court, we want to dominate.”

She was also the president of the WNBA Players Association from 2002 to 2016, a leadership position for which she was nominated by her fellow players.

Today, Catchings realizes that a lot of the children in Catch the Stars never saw her play. She makes sure to tell them she’s back in school now. “To be able to change the trajectory of the lives of the kids we get to serve, it shows them the endless possibilities of what they can do,” she said.

New Opportunities

After retirement, Catchings was named director of player development and franchise development at Pacers Sports & Entertainment, which runs career and community programs for the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever and Indiana Mad Ants. She was later promoted to vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Fever.

She also began working as a television analyst for women’s basketball games on the SEC Network. This involved directly confronting her biggest insecurity, which is why she declined three times before relenting.

Also in 2017, Catchings bought her favorite local tea hangout, Tea’s Me Cafe, where she had been relaxing for about a decade. The previous owner asked her to help him find a buyer. When she couldn’t find anyone, she told him that the cafe came up in her dreams every night.

“I said, ‘Hey, what do you think about me?’ and he was like, ‘I was waiting for you to say that,’” she recalled. “I love how everything connects from the Catch the Stars side to the Tea’s Me side. Community is a huge part of everything we do. In every capacity that we have, it all aligns.”

Catchings has expanded the business to three locations. More recently, the company launched its own line of bottled tea available in grocery stores such as Kroger, Meijer, Fresh Thyme, Needler’s and Market District, with more outlets to come.

During the immersion week that kicks off the EMBA program, Catchings and her fellow students faced questions about why they were starting this journey. She remembered that her grandparents owned a supermarket in Jackson, Mississippi, that was unusually integrated for that time period.

“I’m an entrepreneur,” she said. “Just look at the path set by my grandparents to my dad and his path, and now here we are today. That’s why I’m here. And I think that first week really opened my eyes to thinking beyond surface level. I will not fail. I will do everything I can to make sure this is a priority.”

Catchings said that building her employees into leaders is also a goal. She chose not to apply for a liquor license even though that’s how restaurants make most of their money. This limits what employees can be paid, but her leadership program aims to teach young people from her staff the important soft skills.

“Looking somebody in the eye when you’re talking, what you wear, how you talk — there are things that you should know that they just don’t know,” Catchings said. “I love coaching, not basketball coaching, but cheering for people to be successful.”

As part of a speech about “gold medal mentality” for the latter group at a national meeting, she took her four medals out and handed them around. She didn’t have time to return the medals to her safety deposit box before a weekend of classes at Notre Dame, so she asked marketing professor Frank Germann if she could share them with the class.

“She’s a great student, and she was very humble,” Germann said. “Having her in class, you wouldn’t know she’s a four-time gold medalist.

“People were really excited. There are not too many people who have won four gold medals at four consecutive Olympic Games.”

Germann hopes the EMBA program will help Catchings expand her nonprofit and company. “Hopefully, we can equip her with some great knowledge that she can use to ‘Grow the Good’ in her business,” he said.

Catchings agreed. She said she has learned how to streamline her thought process and only take on new opportunities that align with the projects she is most passionate about. Like her parents and husband predicted, Catchings is betting she will achieve whatever she sets her mind to, so she’s investing in her future. She expects to graduate in spring 2025.

“I don’t know what my next job, per se, will be,” she said. “But I know that I’ll go out of here with more knowledge and more understanding about how to make more qualified decisions, which is what I really want.”

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