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Originally published by Notre Dame Magazine at diversity.nd.edu on November 19, 2020
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…Morrell joins Center for Applied Linguistic's Board
Starting January 2021, Klau Center faculty fellow Dr. Ernest Morrell joins the Center for Applied Linguistics’s Board of Trustees for a 3-year term. A well-respected leader in the field of English education, the African Diaspora, and Media and Popular Culture, Dr. Morrell brings over a decade of research and writing experience to the board of 12.
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Justice Alan Page MLK Day Talk
University of Notre Dame alumnus and retired former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page challenged the idea of originalism with respect to the U.S. Constitution and proposed revisiting the founding document every 50 years during an hour-long conversation with G. Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Our Constitution is grounded in racial bias,” said Page, a 1967 Notre Dame graduate and member of the college and pro football halls of fame. “If we’re going to go back to the words of Jefferson and Lincoln and Madison and decide how we live today, those words were grounded in slavery. How do we untether ourselves from that?”
The Department of Africana Studies Statement on the January 6 Insurrection on Capitol Hill:
On the Behalf of The Department of Africana Studies,
We write after the invasion of the US Capitol by Trump supporters. The ‘insurrection’ has generated enormous dismay and conflict in the nation and around the world. The Africana Studies faculty convey our own condemnation of the attack on the US Capitol. We know that a public statement will not necessarily change the environment, but it can contribute to an understanding of the importance of our nation’s democratic life.…
The Department of Africana Studies Statement on the January 6 Insurrection on Capitol Hill:
On the Behalf of The Department of Africana Studies,
We write after the invasion of the US Capitol by Trump supporters. The ‘insurrection’ has generated
enormous dismay and conflict in the nation and around the world. The Africana Studies faculty convey
our own condemnation of the attack on the US Capitol. We know that a public statement will not…
Notre Dame launches interdisciplinary Initiative on Race and Resilience
The University of Notre Dame has launched the Initiative on Race and Resilience, a new interdisciplinary program focused on the redress of systemic racism and the support of communities of color both within and beyond the Notre Dame campus. Led by the College of Arts & Letters with additional support from the Office of the Provost, the initiative will bring together scholars and students in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and other disciplines to challenge systemic racism and promote racial equity through research, education, and community empowerment.
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