The current playoff format leaves too many teams on the outside looking in. The solution is clear: We must institute a 136-team playoff, and we must do it now.

Are the Bears good?

Stern had a close professional relationship w/ @notredame.bsky.social. He was the 2011 recipient of the Driehaus Prize. His firm, meanwhile, designed the Stayer Center, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, and the reimagined Main Circle on campus. @ndschoolofarch.bsky.social

Warm Thanksgiving greetings to all of the Notre Dame family! We're so thankful for all of you 🦃

Wait, is he visiting Turkey because ... it's Thanksgiving?

A move that takes place where you're from

The UCR-led Civic Engagement Research Group will receive $600,000 in grants for its Civic Impact Project to complete the research, which will measure the effectiveness of civics education curricula used in the U.S. news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

Online learning worked especially well for reasoning-based subjects such as mathematics, where students could pause lectures, rewatch examples and practice problems at their own pace. In contrast, courses that rely on discussion and interpretation benefited much less. news.nd.edu/news/study-o...

Father Dowd brought greetings and prayers from the Notre Dame family as he met with Pope Leo on Friday. Their discussion centered on the role Notre Dame and other Catholic universities can play in supporting the Church, addressing the challenges of our times, and fostering human flourishing.

The discussion centered on the role Notre Dame and other Catholic universities can play in serving the Church, addressing the challenges of our times, and fostering human flourishing. news.nd.edu/news/pope-le...

Seems to be granting a lot of agency to the dog www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...

Just another unremarkable person lusting after power

The archive will be available at only three locations worldwide: the Hesburgh Libraries at Notre Dame, the Instituto Bartolomé de las Casas in Lima and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima. news.nd.edu/news/more-th...

Notch another win for the meritocracy

Reading this triggered so much nostalgia. Farewell, dear penny. It was a good run.

Or, hear me out, outlaw prop bets altogether?

Funded by a generous $15 million gift from Notre Dame alumnus Bill Angrick and his wife, Stephanie, the program will be housed within the Mendoza College of Business. It will provide funds for up to 10 Angrick Military Scholars in each cohort. news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

I give up. Who?

After more than two decades at Notre Dame, Father Pete McCormick had become a fixture on campus. The video board just broadcast that to a new audience. www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

Driven by @lucyinstitute-nd.bsky.social, the agreement marks the FIA’s first academic collaboration in the United States. The initiative will produce research, digital literacy tools and policy recommendations to bolster efforts in protecting athletes from online abuse. news.nd.edu/news/univers...

According to the partnership, Notre Dame faculty, staff and student researchers will work alongside Under Armour to identify research questions and design solutions for impact on campus and beyond. news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

Let's play some Jeopardy! Starting with Notre Dame for $1,000: A 2022 Guggenheim fellow, the chair of the Notre Dame Department of English, and one of tonight's Jeopardy! contestants. !!!!🛎‼!! Who is Joyelle McSweeney? Tune in at 7:30 p.m. EST on CBS to watch her compete!

Sounds familiar

I don't believe that Kim Kardashian is a celebrity but here we are

Supported by @francoinstitutend.bsky.social, Notre Dame associate professors Brian Krostenko and Alex E. Chávez kickstarted a year of writing and research through the @natlhumanities.bsky.social Summer Residency Program. Learn about their upcoming books: https://bit.ly/47smUb0

There are 1.3 million active duty military members

Notre Dame and Beacon Health System are teaming up on a multiyear research collaboration to tackle cancer, improve patient care, and turn discoveries into real-world impact. Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/bc354a

Kevin and Cynthia O’Brien have made a significant gift to the University of Notre Dame to endow the O’Brien International Security Center, providing a forum for exploring the most pressing issues in national security policy. news.nd.edu/news/kevin-a...

“This positions us to deliver cutting-edge care today while building the foundation for even stronger health outcomes tomorrow.” Notre Dame, Beacon Health System announce new, multi-year research collaboration. news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

Congress in a nutshell — all talk and no action

Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., will join University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., for a conversation titled “Healing Our National Dialogue and Political Life” at 4 p.m. Friday. The event will be livestreamed. news.nd.edu/news/cardina...

Five ideas that are gaining traction for helping solve the U.S.’s student-loan problem.

Seems suspicious

"For those of us in Catholic education, we are called now to listen deeply, to act faithfully and to affirm the dignity of every child": Notre Dame experts respond to "Dilexi Te," Pope Leo's first major document. news.nd.edu/news/nd-expe...

@notredame.bsky.social Receives 2 Gifts Totaling More Than $200M https://bit.ly/4q7MMla

Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, CSC, ’87 traveled to Japan in August as part of a pilgrimage of peace to mark the 80th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Campus Notebook: magazine.nd.edu/stories/note...

Asking for permission from vehicle owners will kill the car theft industry

Happens all the time

Chicago-based Ratboys is the most prominent rock band to come out of Notre Dame in more than 20 years. By Mike Jordan Laskey ’08, ’10M.A.: magazine.nd.edu/stories/ratb...

With a $55 million gift from Francis and Kathleen Rooney, the Rooney Democracy Institute will advance Notre Dame’s role as a national and global leader in democracy scholarship and as a convener of bipartisan conversations about the future of democracy. news.nd.edu/news/francis...

From foreign policy to the economy to global security, the US and global community are facing complex challenges. Join us for a fireside chat on how the US can address these challenges, foster hope and build trusting relationships in a fractured world: https://go.nd.edu/3b59d9

With support from Anthem, Notre Dame researcher Joyce Adams is partnering w/ Beacon Health System to pilot a postpartum care model in the South Bend-Elkhart region, offering care, education and support for women from delivery to one year post-birth. news.nd.edu/news/eck-ins...

“Notre Dame plays a significant role in this extraordinary chapter in our history. It's one of the good guys." --Timothy Egan, author of "A Fever in the Heartland," about the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana in the 1920s magazine.nd.edu/preview/1abf...

Who?

Did you know Notre Dame has more than 110 pianos on campus? Meet Norman Vesprini, the university's full-time piano technician. Piano Man, by John Nagy ’00M.A.: magazine.nd.edu/stories/havi...

Last fall, hundreds gathered along Harrison Avenue in South Bend to participate in a Habitat build for Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd’s inauguration. One year later, Inauguration Build 2024 is complete, offering shelter and so much more to five local families. bit.ly/475z2zF

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Counterpoint: Yes, he can

Isn't this the same as the rendering for the lakefront stadium?

So much of the moral rot in this country can be traced to greed and cynicism. Good for Shane Gillis and @marcmaron.bsky.social for calling it out. variety.com/2025/politic...