ND in the News: April 2021
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The Washington Post
Jobless claims hit new pandemic low for third straight week, as labor market picks up
April 29, 2021
Meanwhile, poverty rose to 11.7 percent in March, the highest level of the pandemic, according to research from the University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame, as Americans awaited the next round of stimulus relief.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
U.S. News & World Report
Universities Must Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Return to School
April 29, 2021
Rutgers, Cornell and Notre Dame, among other universities, will make students get a COVID-19 vaccination to return to campus next fall.
National Catholic Reporter
Support of Trump within church has driven some Catholics to the exits
April 29, 2021
Gabbatt quotes David Campbell, chair of the department of political science at the University of Notre Dame: "Many Americans — especially young people — see religion as bound up with political conservatism, and the Republican party specifically," Campbell said.
ND Experts
Political Science
Crux
New book looks into the importance of the Real Presence in life of the Church
April 28, 2021
Timothy P. O’Malley is director of online education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy.
ND Experts
McGrath Institute for Church Life
NPR
Thousands Of U.S. Post Offices Lose Money. Should Some Be Closed?
Audio
April 27, 2021
James O'Rourke is a professor at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. He says the Postal Service settled for service cutbacks.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
The New York Times
Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Share Their Stories in New Book Series
April 27, 2021
“As legislators work on passing laws that attempt to police and punish trans kids, such as the recent spate of scrutiny around trans kids’ participation in sports, it’s crucial that trans kids themselves have a platform,” said Jason Ruiz, an associate professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
American Studies
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National Catholic Reporter
Villanova conference elevates calls for Biden to be denied Communion
April 27, 2021
Despite a predominantly unified front among most conference speakers in their approach to Biden, University of Notre Dame historian John McGreevy offered a markedly different message.
ND Experts
History
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Controversial but Useful Practice of ‘Ungrading’ in Teaching Writing
April 26, 2021
“I like to phrase it as ‘the central work of faculty is facilitating learning,’” says Susan D. Blum, a professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and editor of Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead).
ND Experts
Anthropology
Associated Press
Apple's iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
April 26, 2021
“What this feud demonstrates more than anything is that Facebook and Apple have tremendous gatekeeping powers over the market,” said Elizabeth Renieris, founding director of the Technology Ethics Lab at the University of Notre Dame.
CNN
Supreme Court poised for another historic spring
April 25, 2021
"The non profits are asking the Supreme Court to make it harder for the government to require the disclosure of donor information," said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, an expert on campaign finance at Notre Dame Law School.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
Business Insider
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women varies by race and ethnicity, according to a new analysis
April 24, 2021
Research from University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame also shows that the poverty rate reached its highest rate so far during the pandemic in March, from 10.3% in March 2020 to 11.7% in March 2021.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
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CNN
Students hope vaccine mandate will bring life back to college
April 23, 2021
Nearly 75 U.S. colleges and universities including Duke, Georgetown, New York University, Notre Dame and Syracuse are also now requiring student vaccines.
Bloomberg
Supreme Court to Weigh in on State Charity Oversight (Podcast)
Audio
April 23, 2021
On this episode of our weekly podcast, Talking Tax, Bloomberg Law’s Jeff Leon talks with University of Notre Dame professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer about the case, Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School