The month in photos

November 2023

By University of Notre Dame

December 5^th, 2023

The entrance to Jordan Hall of Science after the first snowfall of the 2023–24 winter season. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

O’Shaughnessy Hall (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Sorin Statue on Main Quad after the first snowfall of the 2023–24 winter season. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Men’s basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry stands with his team for “Notre Dame, Our Mother,” after his first unofficial game as head coach, a 96–62 exhibition game against Hanover College, his alma mater. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Native American Heritage Month

In honor and celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Notre Dame Initiative on Race and Resilience, in collaboration with artist-in-residence David Martin, hosted a Native American dance and drum performance in DeBartolo Hall. The program featured songs and dance styles of Potawatomi and other Great Lakes region tribes to share culture, celebrate heritage, and strengthen connections between the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and the University of Notre Dame. It was the first time in nearly 30 years that Notre Dame hosted a large Indigenous dance and drum event on campus.

A Native American dance and drum performance took place in DeBartolo Hall. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

An Indigenous dancer performs in DeBartolo Hall. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

The Notre Dame Initiative on Race and Resilience hosted a Native American dance and drum performance in DeBartolo Hall. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Baraka Bouts 2023. (Photo by Mary Kate McGuirk)

“Peering from some high window at the gold of November sunset, and feeling that if day has to become night, this is a beautiful way.” — E. E. Cummings

The Golden Dome atop the Main Building glows at sunset. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

Suisheng Zhao, professor and director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at the University of Denver, reviews his notes before delivering the lecture “Xi Jinping’s Power Concentration and Foreign Policy Implications.” (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Asian American Association of Notre Dame’s “Carrying the Legacy” for Asian Allure, an annual showcase of performers from Asia-related student clubs that is co-sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. (Photo by Mary Kate McGuirk)

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art east facade. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Notre Dame ROTC programs held their annual Veterans Day vigil at the Clarke Memorial Fountain. (Photo by Barbara Johnston)

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” ― Lauren DeStefano

Fall color near Nieuwland Science Hall. (Photo by Matt Cashore)

Continuing the ecumenical monastic tradition begun between Trappist monk Thomas Merton and the Dalai Lama, the Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine invited the Labrang Tashi Kyil monks to create a Medicine Buddha sand mandala to recognize the common goal of compassion among all spiritual traditions and philosophies in the response to suffering. The mandala was done to honor the compassion of health care workers and anyone who dedicates their life to making the world a better place. Upon completion, the sand mandala was dismantled to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists.