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Meet the dCEC's 2022 Mission Fellows
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The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture is pleased to welcome its newest Mission Fellows, graduate and professional students at the University of Notre Dame who share the de Nicola Center's passion for research and engagement with the moral and intellectual tradition of the Church. Mission fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to one incoming student in both Notre Dame Law School and the PhD program in the College of Arts and Letters with a proven track record of academic excellence and enthusiasm for the unique mission of the University.
dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George
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Acclaimed legal philosopher and constitutional and political theorist Robert P. George will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2023 Evangelium Vitae Medal—the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement—at a celebration hosted by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture on April 29, 2023.
George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of Politics at Princeton University and the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions.
dCEC Welcomes Two New Staff
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The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture welcomed two new staffers to the office in mid-August. Brooke Tranten and Phil Tran join the team to…
Roundup of dCEC Director's Media Appearances Discussing Dobbs
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O. Carter Snead, director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, has extensively discussed the Supreme Court's case Dobbs v.…
dCEC Director's Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
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Statement from O. Carter Snead, professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, concurrent professor of political science at the University of…
Cheers to Our Sorin Fellows of the Class of 2022
Snead book recognized in New York Times as one of “Ten Books to Understand Abortion Debate in US”
dCEC Presents ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dr. John Bruchalski
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The University of Notre Dame de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture presented the 11th annual Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dr. John T. Bruchalski, founder of Tepeyac OB/GYN, one of the largest pro-life clinics in the United States, at a Mass and dinner attended by more than 450 guests and friends on April 23, 2022.