The entire de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture family mourns the passing of our dear friend and Faculty Fellow Ernest Morrell, the Coyle Professor of Literacy Education, professor of English and Africana studies, and associate dean of the College of Arts & Letters. Professor Morrell was a brilliant scholar, a man of deep love for his family and his faith, and a beloved collaborator and contributor to the mission of the de Nicola Center.

Over the years, Morrell shared his wisdom and insight with the de Nicola Center in a variety of ways—over dinner with our student Sorin Fellows, in presentations at our annual Fall Conference, and in his faithful service as an administrator in the College. We are honored to share highlights from some of those public presentations below:

• Fighting for Life in the Digital Age: Media, Literacy, and the New Evangelization, Fall 2018 Bread of Life Dinner
• Ethics & Culture Cast #35: Ernest Morrell, podcast interview
• Creating the Beloved Community, a panel discussion with Ernest Morrell (Notre Dame), Jacqueline Rivers (Harvard University), and Michael Griffin (Holy Cross College), Fall Conference 2022
• Who is My Neighbor? Racism and the Catholic Social Tradition, a conversation with Notre Dame's Ernest Morrell and John Cavadini, Winter Conference 2021
• Racism is a Life Issue, a panel discussion featuring G. Marcus Cole (Dean, Notre Dame Law School), Sen. Katrina Jackson (Louisiana State Senate), Ernest Morrell (Notre Dame), Gloria Purvis (EWTN Global Catholic Radio), Jacqueline Rivers (Harvard University), and Benjamin Watson (NFL legend)

May Ernest rest in peace, and may his family and friends know the consolation of the Holy Spirit.