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Carol L. Robinson, Ph.D., will speak about the ancient myths and folklore associated with the solar eclipse.

窪蹋勛圖厙s Carol Robinson, Ph.D., will discuss eclipse myths and folklore during her presentation All I Want to Know is: Where Did the Sun Go? The Total Eclipse of the Sun in Myths and Folklore. 

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窪蹋勛圖厙 has been recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month since the early 2000s. This year a full slate of events is scheduled to recognize this important month. 

窪蹋勛圖厙 celebrates its new partnership with Dewey International University in Cambodia.

窪蹋勛圖厙 Provost and Senior Vice President Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Global Education Marcello Fantoni joined officials from Dewey International University in Battambang, Cambodia, to celebrate a new partnership expected to bring Cambodian students to 窪蹋勛圖厙.

Carla Goar, Ph.D., is a sociology professor and director of 窪蹋勛圖厙's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute

Carla Goar is director of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which was established in the spring of 2021 and is one of many programs that the university has instituted to challenge racial inequality and advance equity for all

窪蹋勛圖厙 Today
Women's basketball greeted by fans as the board the bus to South Bend.

Flashes gathered on Thursday to give the Golden Flashes women's basketball team a spectacular send off as they boarded the bus for their first NCAA championship game against Notre Dame. 

Women's basketball team celebrating

The Golden Flashes have made it to the NCAA tournament during a moment when womens basketball is in the prime spotlight.

Antisemitism

The "Understanding and Combating Antisemitism" discussion was a continuation of the yearlong initiative Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding, designed to engage the 窪蹋勛圖厙 community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect, and kindness in all we do.

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Spring semesters on university campuses are marked by heightened social and political awareness and activities. With 窪蹋勛圖厙s roots as a champion of free speech and student activism, President Todd Diacon is reminding the university community of our commitment to freedom of expression as a core value guiding our work.  

We all belong here Islam graphic

One of the many take-aways from the Dialogue and Difference program "Understanding and Combating Islamophobia" was that overcoming Islamophobia and other forms of racism and bigotry may be as simple as remembering the lessons we should have been taught as children.