Ethics

Our scholars are exploring how ethical principles inform healthcare, technology, law, and global development—ensuring research leads with integrity and serves the common good.

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Ethics

Notre Dame's Ethics Initiative

We are living through a century of unprecedented technological, economic, and social change.

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Article

Are we social media's puppets?

Peacebuilder Lisa Schirch believes better tech platforms can bolster democracy.

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Ethics

Watching a train wreck

ND expert promotes balance of moderation and engagement in technology ethics

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    News

    The ethical choices of powering the AI race

    New case study produced at Notre Dame grapples with questions of energy, ethics and data centers

  2. Fr. Ollie Williams stands in front of a giant globe in the former business school building. He is in black wearing a priest collar and glasses.

    News

    Where Faith Meets the Global Economy

    Father Oliver Williams’ lifelong mission has been to prove that ethical conviction belongs at the heart of business.

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    Article

    Fighting to defend human rights

    Law professor advocates for dignity and justice, and for her students to do the same.

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    Article

    Fighting for religious liberty

    Notre Dame Law School stands ready to advocate and defend religious freedom for all people.

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    News

    Notre Dame to sign Rome Call for AI Ethics, host Global University Summit

    The University of Notre Dame will formally sign the Rome Call for AI Ethics on Thursday (Oct. 27), together with the University of Navarra in Spain, Catholic University of Croatia, SWPS University in Poland, Schiller International University in Spain, Chuo University in Japan, University of Johannesburg and University of Florida.

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  1. A close-up portrait of an older woman with grey hair and black-rimmed glasses wearing a red shirt, looking thoughtfully past the camera with a neutral expression

    Article

    Protecting renters from predatory landlords

    At Notre Dame Law School, the Eviction Clinic gives students real-world experience.

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    Photo Essay

    Hey, May

    The month in photos, May 2026

  3. Focused woman in beige jacket, glasses, and headset, looking up while using a computer mouse. Man works at nearby station.

    Podcast

    Inside Artemis II mission control

    For seven hours, Notre Dame alumna Kelsey Young ’09 sat in NASA mission control, listening as astronauts described the Moon in real time from a vantage point no human had ever experienced before.

  4. Hesburgh Library's Word of Life mosaic under a blue sky, framed by vibrant purple tulips and a blossoming yellow tree.

    Photo Essay

    Spring at last!

    The month in photos, April 2026

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    Article

    25 years of impact in South Bend

    The Robinson Community Learning Center stands as a lasting symbol of trust, partnership, and shared purpose between Notre Dame and its closest neighbors.

  6. The bronze sculpture Desert Rose by Arnaldo Pomodoro is placed at the center of the ecological greenhouse at the Gardens of Castel Gandolfo. The curved glass structure—covered with solar panels—frames the work within a light-filled, sustainable environment. Stone pathways and carefully trimmed hedges unfold beneath a canopy of Mediterranean pines.

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    Sowing seeds of hope: Vatican partnership advances global sustainability

    The collaboration supports research, education, and action to build a more just, sustainable future.

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    Podcast

    What happened to the American family?

    The American family has changed dramatically over the past four decades, raising urgent questions about marriage, economic stability, and child well-being.

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    Article

    A saint of our own?

    The humble piety of Notre Dame cobbler Brother Columba inspires a canonization push.

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    Photo Essay

    A model March

    Semester in full swing, snow, sun, fun, madness, and mulch.