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Master of global affairs students at Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs are pictured along with Mary Gallagher, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the school. This fall, the Keough School of Global Affairs welcomes a diverse group of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to campus — young leaders who are dedicated to working on global policy issues that impact human dignity and flourishing worldwide.

Mia Clarke, second from right, interned with the Arms Control Association this past summer, an experience that underscored the importance of dialogue in peacebuilding policy. Mia Clarke is a junior global affairs and peace studies major from Indianapolis. This summer, she interned with the Arms Control Association, building upon her previous work as a research assistant with the Catholic Peacebuilding Network.

Junior Lillian Post had the opportunity to attend the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on AI and Nuclear War in Rome this summer, thanks to a course she took with Professor Gerard Powers. The course explored Catholic approaches to war and peace. Lillian Post is a junior global affairs and peace studies major from Buffalo, New York. This summer, thanks to the Keough School, she attended a major conference on AI and nuclear weapons in Rome.

Ana Flores-Mireles, Felipe Santiago-Tirado Relying on a urinary catheter is a standard part of medical care for hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Unfortunately, the device carries the risk of catheter-associated urinary infections (CAUTIs), where bacteria are widely recognized as the primary cause. And yet, many patients face a growing threat from another pathogen: a fungus, Candida albicans.

Wen-Chin Wu is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. His research interests include political economy, comparative authoritarianism, and public opinion, with a particular focus on economic statecraft and media dynamics in authoritarian regimes. Over the past five years, he has collected extensive data on Taiwanese public opinion toward national security issues across different social and political groups.

This summer, Notre Dame Law J.S.D. candidates Felipe Lyon Errázuriz, Ángel Muñoz-Carpintero, and Valentina Salazar presented their work at the 2026 World Congress of Constitutional Law (WCCL) hosted by Externado University in Bogotá, Colombia.

Each year the annual Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture in Catholic Social Tradition invites an exemplary leader in their field to reflect upon contemporary challenges to justice and the common good. This year we are delighted to host Rev. James Martin, SJ, a Jesuit priest and author of several bestselling books, including his recently released spiritual memoir, Work in Progress.

El Fashir (pictured) is the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan. Following an 18-month siege, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the Sudanese army in October 2025, resulting in mass casualties, severe displacement, and international findings pointing to grave human rights violations. Credit: Google Maps. After the 2021 coup in Sudan, the powersharing agreement between factions of the military government broke down in April 2023.

Four visiting faculty members join the Notre Dame Law School community for the 2026–27 academic year, including two new and two returning faculty members. Andrew Torrance and Dennis J. Wieboldt III join the Law School as visiting faculty this year, while Frederick Mostert and Daniel Slate return to the Law School for the 2026–27 academic year. Mostert previously served as a visiting professor of law in fall 2025 and also serves as an adjunct professor for the Notre Dame London Law Programme.

Join the Kellogg Institute in celebrating the launch of this groundbreaking work produced through Kellogg's Notre Dame Violence and Transitional Justice (V-TJ) Policy and Practice Research Lab.