Fighting to serve others over self

Northern Ireland has long struggled to reckon with the trauma of the Troubles, a 30-year conflict that killed approximately 3,700 people — many of them civilians — through sectarian violence. Experts in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs recently influenced the design of a Northern Ireland commission to address the conflict’s legacy, sharing key lessons from Colombia on the importance of centering victims in truth and reconciliation.

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Black men on buses and trains — whether as passengers or transit workers — face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist. By reinforcing racist tropes that they are dangerous or invisible, these encounters can also erode Black men’s sense of dignity and self-worth.

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Each year, more than 3 million children in the U.S. are part of an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. Notre Dame professors Laura Miller-Graff and Kristin Valentino are working together to lower that number by developing programs to help prevent or reduce child maltreatment at critical points for development. The two are bringing their programs together with a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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The one-of-a-kind partnership enables Mendoza and Notre Dame Athletics to collaborate in new ways to help student-athletes fully realize their leadership potential through greater awareness of career pathways in business.

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