Following Tariq Ramadan’s resignation from the Notre Dame faculty, the Kroc Institute has re-opened the search for a Henry R. Luce Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding. The professorship, awarded by the Henry Luce Foundation to the Kroc Institute in 2000, is designed for an expert in one of three related fields: religion and conflict resolution, religion and human rights, and inter-religious and intra-religious dialogue. The Luce Professor will direct the institute’s program of conferences, courses and publications that examine contemporary challenges to religious and ethnic peacebuilding.

Ramadan, a Swiss scholar, resigned in December, after the U.S. government revoked the visa that was necessary for him to work in the United States.

“We were tremendously disappointed, of course, that Professor Ramadan’s visa was revoked and never reinstated,” commented Kroc Institute director Scott Appleby. “We are equally grateful to the Luce Foundation for its unwavering support of our efforts to secure his appointment.”

The Kroc Institute will continue to seek a scholar who combines erudition with community engagement. “Given the state of polarization in some quarters on the role of religion in contemporary politics and culture, this is an inherently controversial project,” Appleby noted. “But I look forward to moving ahead to identify and appoint an outstanding scholar-practitioner and bridge-builder.”

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