Kellogg Working Groups
Working groups funded by the Kellogg Institute stimulate intellectual activity within the Institute community and more broadly throughout the University. Led by Institute faculty fellows, the groups typically draw together an interdisciplinary mix of faculty members, visiting fellows, graduate students, and even undergraduates to further inquiry on emerging research themes and or focus attention on topical, interdisciplinary issues.
Current Working Groups
The Africa Working Group
The Africa Working Group provides a forum for resident faculty, graduate students, and outside scholars to present and discuss cutting edge research on Africa. Participants, who come from a range of disciplines, share a common interest in investigating Africa’s past, present, and future, as well as Africa’s place in the larger global order. The group also sponsors Africanist events, enriching the study of Africa on campus and building on growing student interest in the region.
Chairs: Rev. Paul Kollman, CSC, and Rev. Robert Dowd, CSC
Development Studies Working Group
The Development Studies Working Group draws together graduate students and other members of the Notre Dame community interested in international development to share ideas, funding opportunities, and real-world experience. In addition to networking, the multidisciplinary group’s activities include a reading group, lectures by outside speakers, and forums for feedback on members’ research projects.
Faculty CoChair: Raul Oka
Graduate Student CoChair:
Jessica Weaver (listserv contact)
Haiti Working Group
The Haiti Working Group draws together scholars and students from around the University to educate the Notre Dame community on the effects of political turmoil in a nation struggling for the most basic of human rights: access to decent health. Campus events spark interest in the history, culture, and socioeconomic situation of the island nation, the poorest in the Western hemisphere. The working group benefits from close ties to the University’s Haiti Program, whose public health goals include the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) from Haiti.
Chair: Rev. Tom Streit, CSC
Contact: Sarah Craig
Human Rights Working Group
The Human Rights Working Group comprises an interdisciplinary group of faculty interested in assessing the status of human rights education at the University of Notre Dame. The group aims to explore the possible creation of an undergraduate human rights academic program as well a university-wide center or institute to coordinate human rights education on campus.
Chair: Doug Cassel
Cochair: Sean O’Brien
Migrants’ Transnational Civic Engagement and Political Participation in the Americas Working Group
The Migrants’ Transnational Civic Engagement and Political Participation in the Americas Working Group investigates the evolving nature of migration in a globalized economy. Working group members seek to better understand the relationship between migration, democracy, and citizenship in the region. Meeting regularly to discuss works pertaining to the group’s theme, the group also hosts visiting speakers on topics such as transnational migration, political participation across borders, and remittances.
Chairs: Karen Richman and Jorge Bustamante
