Notre Dame Professor’s Appointment Pits Academic Freedom Against Bishops’ Authority

Notre Dame professor’s appointment pits academic freedom against bishops’ authority

(RNS) — What began as a faculty leadership appointment at the University of Notre Dame this winter has become a focal point in a broader negotiation between episcopal authority and institutional autonomy in Catholic higher education. Earlier this year, Susan Ostermann, an associate professor of political science at the flagship Catholic university, was appointed to lead the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Liu Institute of Asia and Asian Studies…

Notre Dame Students Will Protest University’s Pro-Abortion Appointment

University of Notre Dame students will stage a candlelit “March on the Dome” on Friday to demand that the school rescind the appointment of a radically pro-abortion professor. The protest responds to the recent naming of Professor Susan Ostermann as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. They say the appointment directly contradicts Catholic teaching and the university’s mission. The demonstration is set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27,…

Notre Dame students to lead protest against promotion of pro-abortion professor

On Friday students will hold a 'March on the Dome' as part of an ongoing battle to prevent Susan Ostermann's appointment to head the Asian Studies institute.

University of Notre Dame defends appointment of pro-abortion professor as more bishops denounce 'scandalous' decision - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

U.S. bishops are continuing to criticize the University of Notre Dame over its controversial decision to appoint a pro-abortion professor to lead a university institute. The school has been under sustained criticism since it announced in January that Professor Susan Ostermann would be installed as director of the school’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) …