Presidential Lecture Series: John I. Jenkins

Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John Jenkins joined President Chiang for fireside chat on Feb. 29 as part of the Presidential Lecture Series. Since his appointment in 2005 Jenkins has boosted the university’s research funding and gained entry to the Association of American Universities (AAU).
A popular teacher, Father Jenkins has taught courses on ancient and medieval philosophy, faith and reason, and Thomas Aquinas. He is a philosopher trained in theology and has been a member of Notre Dame’s Department of Philosophy since 1990.

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As an ND alum whose daughter is enrolling at Purdue in the fall, it is beautiful to see such cooperation and genuine friendship between the two schools. Both gentlemen displayed their enthusiasm for true learning and the value of the human experience.

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Purdue and UMich both have Asians as presidents, time for ND to bring in Justin Yoon (or even Reggie Ho) as Prez, give the Irish a natty after a zillion years!