PROJECT SYCAMORE
protecting the catholic identity of notre dame
“Notre Dame has certainly not lost the public image of an intensely Catholic university, though a number of critics believe that its headlong pursuit of reputation indicates a ‘willingness to weaken or even to betray the ideals of a Catholic college in the hope of being accepted by those who do not share those ideals.’”

Robert Benne
“Quality with Soul”


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FACULTY DEBATE ON IMPORTANCE OF CATHOLIC FACULTY


Should Anyone Care if Non-Catholics Predominate on Notre Dame's Faculty?

We bring you a trilogy of articles that should be required reading for all members of the Notre Dame family. In these articles, two of the University's leading scholars exchange contrasting views respecting the question whether Notre Dame's Catholic identity is threatened because of the precipitous decline in the proportion of Catholics on the faculty.

 

The Faculty Problem
Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C

America Magazine

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Catholic Enough?
John McGreevy
Commonweal

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Further Thoughts...
Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C

unpublishede

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Catholic Faculty Decline
Trend in ND Faculty

"The combination of impending faculty retirements and predominant recent hiring trends...threatens Notre Dame's capacity to realize its mission."

Dean's Report to Faculty 2005
Mark W. Roche, Dean
College of Arts & Letters

The Vagina Monologues
For a series of representative lines from The Vagina Monologues too offensive to display without consent
 
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