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de Nicola Center Presents Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George
The…
Catholicism Panel Discusses the Church in the 21st Century Global South
"Most of my life, to my amazement, has been spent studying in, teaching at, writing about, and administering…
de Nicola Center Hosts Expert Roundtable Discussion on Caring for Women and Children in a post–Roe World
On Thursday, January 19, the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the…
de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture Hosts 22nd Annual Fall Conference
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture is pleased to welcome more than 1,000 scholars,…
Meet the dCEC's 2022 Mission Fellows
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Hundreds gather to observe Notre Dame Day for Life
More than 700 students, faculty, administrators, alumni and friends gathered on a seasonably cold day at the University of Notre Dame for a Day for Life on Jan. 21 to bear joyful witness to the inalienable and equal dignity of every member of the human family, born and unborn.
dCEC Welcomes David Younger as Student Formation Program Manager
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture is pleased to welcome David Younger to the staff as its new Student Formation Program Manager, where he will oversee the more than 300…
dCEC Director Honored by St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Dallas
The St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Dallas honored O. Carter Snead, professor of law at…
dCEC to Present 2022 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dr. John Bruchalski, MD
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame will present the 2022 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dr. John T. Bruchalski,…
New Book in Catholic Ideas for a Secular World Series Examines the Authority of Law
This month, the University of Notre Dame Press is proud…
Marian Schwartz on the Translator’s Vocation and Bringing the Work of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to an English-Speaking Audience
Since June 20, 2016, when Steve Wrinn, director of the University of Notre Dame Press,…
Director and Fellows of de Nicola Center cited in Landmark 6th Circuit Dissent Calling for Roe to be Overturned
O. Carter Snead, professor of law and director of the de Nicola Center…