Vaibhav Mopidevi '22: From Hesburgh Yusko Scholar to Startup Growth Leader
Vaibhav “Mopi” Mopidevi joined Prequel, a leading New York City-based data infrastructure startup, as Head of Growth and employee #6 - the company's first non-engineering…
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Hesburgh-Yusko Junior Faiza Filali named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar
University of Notre Dame juniors Faiza Filali and Angela Olvera have been named to the third cohort of Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars. They are Notre Dame’s second and third Voyager Scholars after senior Raleigh Kuipers, who recently returned from Latin America as a member of the second cohort.
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Isabela Tasende named Notre Dame valedictorian
The 179th University Commencement Ceremony will be held May 19 (Sunday) in Notre Dame Stadium for graduates and guests. During the ceremony, Tasende will present the valedictory address, and as the salutatorian, Erbini will offer the invocation.
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Devin Diggs named valedictorian
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Devin Diggs of Olathe, Kansas, has been named valedictorian of the Class of 2022.
Henry Dickman '17 to clerk for Supreme Court Justice
Henry Dickman '17 will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barret.
Hesburgh-Yusko alumna DeJorie Monroe named a Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellow
Hesburgh-Yusko alumna DeJorie Monroe has been named a Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellow. This is the University’s first Rangel Graduate Fellow.
Hesburgh-Yusko Senior Trevor Lwere named Notre Dame’s first Schwarzman Scholar
Hesburgh-Yusko senior Trevor Lwere will pursue a Master of Global Affairs in Beijing next year as a member of the Schwarzman Scholar Class of 2023. A native of Kampala, Uganda, he is one of 151 Schwarzman Scholars form a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants from around the globe.
Senior Augustine Pasin named 2021 Yenching Scholar
Yenching Scholars participate in an interdisciplinary master’s degree program in China studies at Yenching Academy, a postgraduate college of Peking University that brings together young people with a demonstrated talent for leadership and innovation.
Senior Devin Diggs Serves as President of The Shirt Committee
On the walls of Lafortune Student Center, twenty-six evenly spaced frames hang, with imagery of helmets, jerseys, gridirons, and the Golden Dome. Each frame, beginning in 1990,…
Senior Hind Zahour Relies on Design Thinking and Computer Science to Help Improve Lives
With majors in design and computer science through the Reilly Center Dual Degree Program, Hesburgh-Yusko and Kellogg International Scholar Hind Zahour knew very little about DNA – but she didn’t let that stop her from joining a COVID-19 research team last summer.
Across three continents, research and languages are the keys to Trevor Lwere's (HYSP '22) success in economics and global affairs
Whether he’s studying in Uganda or France, South Africa or South Bend — or speaking English, Luganda, French, or Swahili — Trevor Lwere has one topic at the forefront of his mind. No matter where he is, the economics and global affairs major is driven to investigate what different cultures and perspectives can teach each other about forming the best society. “Every time I move to a different place, I get curious about how different societies imagine how they should be organized and how they approach life,” he said.
Junior Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Patrick McCabe named 2020 Truman Scholar
University of Notre Dame junior Patrick Hidalgo McCabe has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar, becoming the ninth Notre Dame student selected for the award since 2010.
Senior Takunda Ushe has a dream for Africa
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Takunda Ushe has big dreams for Africa, and he's tackling the challenges the continent faces one step at a time.
Chas Jhin '14 Builds Team of Engineers for Cameo as VP of Engineering
As Cameo's VP of engineering, Chas Jhin, HYSP '14, is in charge of the company's technology and manages the engineering teams in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Naj Harrabi '19 developed his passion for creating — through filmmaking, acting, and photography — at Notre Dame
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Najmeddine Harrabi '19 developed his passion for creating — through filmmaking, acting, and photography — at Notre Dame.
Sofia Carozza HY '19 gives valedictory address
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Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Sofia Carozza named 2019 valedictorian
Sofia Carozza of South Bend, Indiana, has been named valedictorian of the 2019 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during the 174th University Commencement Ceremony on May 19 at Notre Dame Stadium.
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Conal Fagan to continue his role as Notre Dame Leprechaun
Hesburgh-Yusko sophomore Conal Fagan will continue his role as the Notre Dame leprechaun for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Patrick Aimone and Notre Dame team win ACC Debate Championship
Two members of the University of Notre Dame Debate Team — freshman Patrick Aimone and sophomore Conrad Palor — took first place Saturday (April 6) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Debate Championship in Washington, D.C.
Alumna Alexis Doyle, 2017 Rhodes Scholar, named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Established in 2016, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program offers full funding, including tuition and academic, living and travel expenses, for students enrolled in one of Stanford’s more than 200 graduate and professional programs.