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December 17,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis MooreDate: December 16, 1999

*(Following is the statement of Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, in response to the release of the final report of NCAA violations in the University’s football program. The NCAA has placed the football program on probation for two years and reduced football…

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December 10,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: December 09, 1999

The University of Notre Dame has the highest percentage of students participating in study abroad programs among American research universities, according to a report released this week by the Institute of International Education.p….

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December 10,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: December 09, 1999

WNIT, the public television station for northern Indiana and southwest Michigan, will show “Christmas with the Notre Dame Glee Club” four times throughout the holiday season.p….

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December 10,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: December 09, 1999

Further information on this event may be obtained from Jane Graf at (202)965-9360. p….

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December 10,1999 - Newswire Release

Cynthia DayDate: December 09, 1999

Anthony M. Trozzolo, Huisking professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected a fellow of the Inter-American Photochemical Society (I-APS).p….

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December 9,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: December 08, 1999

When The Baltimore Consort presents six performances on the East Coast beginning Saturday (Dec. 11), the award-winning ensemble will feature a young soprano from the University of Notre Dame who has performed brilliantly under most unusual circumstances.p….

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December 8,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: December 07, 1999

Five University of Notre Dame faculty members received research fellowships last week from the National Endowment for the Humanities—the most for any university in the nation.p….

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December 8, 1999 - Newswire Release

Claire RoddewigDate: December 07, 1999

The Third International Consultation on Small Christian Communities was held Oct. 31-Nov. 5 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and resembled two similar events held at the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and 1996. The event was sponsored by the Latin American North American Church Concerns (LANACC) of Notre Dame’s Kellogg…

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December 7,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: December 06, 1999

More information on these prayer vigils may be obtained from Jennifer Johnson at (219) 634-4418. p….

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December 7,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: December 06, 1999

A Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated Fri. (Dec. 10) at 5:05 p.m. in the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart.p….

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Humanities Endowment Awards $9.7-Million

By Susan GanleyDate: December 05, 1999

The National Endowment for the Humanities announced Thursday that it was awarding more than $9.7-million in grants and fellowships to 172 scholars and 14 colleges and universities.p. The awards range from $9,920 to $500,000. Approximately $7.5-million was awarded to other institutions, including libraries, museums, and historical societies.p. The University…

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December 2,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: December 01, 1999

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December ,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: November 30, 1999

Rev. Michael S. Driscoll, assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed Tisch Family Assistant Professor of Theology.p….

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December 1,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: November 30, 1999

U.S. District Judge Ann Claire Williams, a University of Notre Dame trustee and alumna, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a member of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her one of seven Notre Dame graduates currently sitting on the nation’s second-highest court.p….

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December 1,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: November 30, 1999

University of Notre Dame historian Walter Nugent has two new books on the history, people and culture of the American West being published this month.p….

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November 30, 1999 - Newswire Release

Claire RoddewigDate: November 29, 1999

The University of Notre Dame’s chamber music class will perform a recital Friday (Dec. 3) at 2 p.m. in the Annenberg Auditorium of the Snite Museum of Art. The concert, sponsored by the University’s music department, is free and open to the public.p….

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November 30, 1999 - Newswire Release

Claire RoddewigDate: November 29, 1999

The University of Notre Dame’s Collegium Musicum will perform Friday (Dec. 3) at 8 p.m. in the Church of Loretto at Saint Mary’s College. The concert, sponsored by Notre Dame’s music department, is free and open to the public.p….

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November 29,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis MooreDate: November 28, 1999

In celebration of the restoration of the Main Building, an amateur photo/art contest open to Notre Dame students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees is continuing until December 31, 1999, with prizes up to $1,000 for winning entries.p….

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November 29,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: November 28, 1999

University of Notre Dame finance professors John A. Halloran and Howard P. Lanser have collaborated with a colleague from Purdue University on a new textbook titled “Financial Management: An Introduction to Principles and Practice.”p….

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Study of great literature offers refuge to homeless

By Tamara HenryDate: November 23, 1999

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Fear and disbelief battled for attention from Thomas Ray as he read Sophocles’ Antigone in the Great Books course at the University of Notre Dame recently.p. The 44-year-old, who graduated from high school more than two decades ago, is homeless, living in a downtown shelter…

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November 24, 1999 - Newswire Release

Claire RoddewigDate: November 23, 1999

The University of Notre Dame’s Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will present excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” Dec. 9-10 (Thurs.-Fri.) at 8 p.m. in Washington Hall on campus. The concerts are sponsored by the University’s Department of Music.p….

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November 24, 1999 - Newswire Release

Claire RoddewigDate: November 23, 1999

The University of Notre Dame Glee Club will present its annual Christmas concerts on Dec. 11 (Sat.) at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the Stepan Center on campus. The concerts are sponsored by the University’s Department of Music.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: November 23, 1999

A day-long academic conference celebrating the life and career of Ralph McInerny, Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will be held Dec. 4 (Sat.) in the McKenna Hall auditorium.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: November 23, 1999

Thomas S. Hibbs, professor and chair of philosophy at Boston College, will give a lecture entitled “Nihilism in Popular Culture: Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Ally McBeal” Dec. 2 (Thurs.) at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 of DeBartolo Hall at the University of Notre Dame.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: November 23, 1999

The fourth edition of University of Notre Dame management professor Robert P. Vecchio’s book “Organizational Behavior: Core Concepts” has been published by The Dryden Press, a division of Harcourt College Publishers.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: November 23, 1999

Margaret Anne Doody, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities and English at Vanderbilt University, has been appointed the John and Barbara Glynn Family Professor of Literature at the University of Notre Dame. Her appointment becomes effective in January.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: November 23, 1999

James Turner, professor of history and director of the Erasmus Institute at the University of Notre Dame,will lead a discussion and sign copies of his new book, “The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton,” Tues. (Nov. 30) at 7 p.m. in the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore on campus.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Michael O. GarveyDate: November 23, 1999

Lawrence S. Cunningham, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, will lead a discussion and sign copies of his new book, “Thomas Merton and the Monastic Vision,” Wed. (Dec. 1) at 7 p.m. in the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore on campus.p….

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November 24,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: November 23, 1999

“Presidential leadership” and “overall institutional distinction” lead an array of five citations for excellence awarded to the University of Notre Dame by the John Templeton Foundation in “The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development.”p….

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November 23,1999 - Newswire Release

Dennis BrownDate: November 22, 1999

J. Eric Smithburn, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to two prestigious visiting appointments next year at Oxford University.p….

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