Academic Achievers Jun 4, 2009
Lauren Ganister Fields graduated from Mount Holyoke College with Bachelor of Arts degrees in biological sciences, magna cum laude, and medieval studies, cum laude. She received the Isabelle Sprague Student Research Fund award for undergraduate research in biological sciences for her thesis work on cold water adaptation in fish. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Leaders question Keirans' proposal Apr 10, 2009
"He came back with a better version, but it's not good enough," McPherson (junior-international politics and medieval studies) said. One of McPherson's main concerns is that the UPUA president would serve as chairman of the group. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Dogmatic few can't control commencement Apr 1, 2009
Ralph McInerny, a professor of medieval studies and philosophy, wrote on the Web site "The Catholic Thing" that Notre Dame is thumbing its nose at the Catholic church and "forfeited its right to call itself a Catholic university" by inviting Obama, who has accepted the invitation. Protests of a commencement speaker are common. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Obama Notre Dame invite stirs debate Mar 29, 2009
By inviting Obama, Notre Dame is thumbing its nose at the Catholic church and "forfeited its right to call itself a Catholic university," Ralph McInerny, a professor of medieval studies and philosophy, wrote on the Web site The Catholic Thing. R. Scott Appleby, a Notre Dame history professor, said the last thing the university wants to do is thumb its nose at any bishop or the church. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
