R. Scott Appleby, the John M. Regan, Jr. Director of the Kroc Institute, was named Alumnus of the Year of the University of Chicago Divinity School. Appleby graduated with distinction with a Ph.D. in 1985. Appleby, a professor of history, also received an honorary doctorate from Fordham University in May. He previously had received an honorary degree from the University of Scranton in 1998.

J. Douglas Archer, peace studies librarian at the Hesburgh Library, has received the 2004 Intellectual Freedom Award from the Indiana Library Foundation. The award recognizes his longtime advocacy for intellectual freedom and support for local control of library policies, in opposition to last year’s Supreme Court ruling that public libraries must have filters on their computers to block out potentially offensive web sites. In May, Archer also received The Rev. Paul J. Foik, C.S.C., Award, given annually to a library faculty member who has contributed significantly to library service, the Notre Dame community, or the library profession.

Faculty fellow Paolo G. Carozza, an associate professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, has received a Fulbright grant to teach comparative human rights law at the University of Milan in Italy during the 2004 fall semester. Carozza joined the Notre Dame faculty and the University’s Center for Civil and Human Rights in 1996. Also a fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, he teaches and writes on international law, international human rights, European and Latin American legal systems, comparative law and jurisprudence.

Alan Dowty, professor of political science and Kroc Institute faculty fellow, marked his retirement from Notre Dame with a spring lecture titled “Is Objectivity Possible?” Dowty will continue his association with Kroc, having been appointed to help with the Jerusalem internship site that will be part of the institute’s newly expanded master of arts program. He will orient students who go to Jerusalem in 2005, and will teach a basic course on the Arab-Israel conflict. In addition, Dowty has been appointed to the Kahanoff Chair in Israel Studies at the University of Calgary. He will teach and do research at the Canadian school for one semester during each of the next two academic years.

Faculty fellow Teresa Ghilarducci received the Reinhold Niebuhr Award this spring. The award recognizes a faculty member, student or administrator whose life and teachings promote or exemplify the theological and philosophical concerns of Niebuhr, the late Protestant theologian and author. Ghilarducci is an associate professor of economics and policy studies. According to her award citation, she “has written books and articles, testified before Congress, advised foreign governments, worked with trade unions, directed the Higgins Labor Research Center, and championed the rights of Notre Dame secretaries — all with an eye to emphasizing the inherent dignity of work and workers.”

Faculty and staff of both the Kroc Institute and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies were on hand at a retirement luncheon honoring Denis Goulet, longtime faculty fellow for both institutes. Kroc Director Scott Appleby announced plans for a lecture to be given in the upcoming academic year in honor of Goulet, a pioneer in the interdisciplinary study of development ethics. Among those giving testimonials was faculty fellow Peter Walshe, who said that Goulet has “bound the academic community with a sense of the common good.” He added: “As a result of Denis’s teaching, we have a counterpoint to the disintegration of the culture … He’s actually giving us hope.” Goulet served at Notre Dame for 25 years as O’Neill Professor in Education for Justice, in the Department of Economics. Goulet will remain a faculty fellow. He is compiling an anthology of writings tentatively titled “Development Ethics at Work: Explorations — 1960-2002.”

At its commencement ceremony on May 23, Manchester College awarded Robert C. Johansen, Senior Fellow at the Kroc Institute and professor of political science, the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, for his scholarly achievements as “one of the nation’s leaders on matters of international ethics, global governance, and peace and world order.” Johansen, who also holds a bachelor of arts degree with distinction from Manchester College, was cited for his strong “commitment to peace, global justice, and international security [which] is part of what keeps us from the abyss of intolerance and hatred.” In his commencement address, Johansen called on graduates to develop a “moral calculus to separate the truly important in life from what other people may think or tell us is important.”

George A. Lopez, Kroc senior fellow and professor of political science, was among eight University of Notre Dame faculty members named as faculty fellows for 2004-05 by the University’s Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning. The fellows will share their teaching abilities and experiences through workshops, discussion groups, research and individual consultations.

Dan Philpott, director of undergraduate studies at the Kroc Institute, was promoted to associate professor of political science. In 2001, Philpott published his first book, Revolutions in Sovereignty: How Ideas Shaped Modern International Relations (Princeton University Press), a historical account of how new ideas about justice and legitimate authority fashioned the global sovereign states system. His current research revolves around the topic of reconciliation. In particular, he is looking at transitional justice — the question of how societies address past injustices, seeking to balance truth, justice, reconciliation, and stability.

A. Peter Walshe, professor of political science and a Kroc Institute faculty fellow, received the 2004 Sheedy Award for excellence in teaching. The award has been given annually since 1970 in memory of Rev. Charles C. Sheedy, C.S.C., former dean of the college. Walshe focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, specializing in the political history of South Africa, political movements and church-state relations. His publications include The Rise of African Nationalism in South Africa, Church versus State in South Africa and Prophetic Christianity and the Liberation Movement in South Africa. He joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1966.

In memoriam: Retired professor Basil O’Leary, an adjunct faculty member of the Kroc Institute in the late 1980s, died on March 25 and was honored on June 12 at graveside services at Notre Dame’s Cedar Grove Cemetery. After joining the Christian Brothers as a young man, he taught at St. Mary’s College, Minnesota, from 1950-1979. He earned his Ph.D. at Notre Dame, where, from 1970 to 1980, he directed the Program on Non-Violence, which evolved into the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. O’Leary was an expert on Gandhi. He is remembered as an activist who once spent a year in prison for anti-war protests during the Vietnam era.

Appointments

Martha Merritt has been appointed associate director for faculty relations and international development at the Kroc Institute. Merritt will oversee the development and operation of the institute’s field sites around the world and relations with faculty fellows and other Notre Dame faculty. She will also coordinate the visiting fellows program.

Anne Hayner has been appointed director of alumni affairs. She will develop networking and career resources, coordinate alumni gatherings, and maintain communications with the more than 380 alumni of the M.A. program. Hayner was the longtime coordinator of the graduate studies program.

Justin Shelton has been named coordinator of the institute’s graduate program. He will manage student services, facilitate recruitment and admissions, and assist in arranging field internships. He joined the Kroc staff in February as graduate program assistant.

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