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Kellogg Institute for International Studies
One of the Church's, and the nation's, best–known advocates for peace and justice, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., founded the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies in 1982 to systematically address his concerns for democracy, development, and justice, primarily in Latin America. While the institute has broadened its geographic focus to include Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world, it remains committed to engaging with timely and pressing international challenges.
The Spirit of Notre Dame campaign seeks $10 million to increase opportunities for undergraduates to engage with and learn from the international community, as well as to advance the institute's research and scholarship in emerging areas of importance.
Campaign Priorities for the Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Undergraduate Programs
The Kellogg Institute seeks endowed funding for three key undergraduate programs: the Summer International Internships, through which 30 students intern in Africa and Latin America every summer; the Summer Research Fellowship Program, which provides modest grants to some of Notre Dame’s best students to carry out international field research; and the Kellogg International Scholars Program, which targets outstanding undergraduates for advanced study and research alongside faculty mentors.
How can I help? Undergraduate programs in the Kellogg Institute would benefit from the support of Endowments for Excellence, which can be funded at the following levels: Named ($100,000), Prize ($250,000), Distinguished ($500,000), Presidential ($1 million), and Premier ($5 million).
Mexican Studies Program
Support for a program in Mexican studies would help to position the Kellogg Institute as the pre-eminent center of social science research on Latin America. Mexico has become one of the most important countries in the world for the United States, and student interest in Mexico has burgeoned as more students of Latino heritage have enrolled at the University.
How can I help? Benefactors wishing to support the Mexican Studies Program might establish a scholarship, graduate fellowship, library collection, or Endowment for Excellence at any of the following levels: Named ($100,000), Prize ($250,000), Distinguished ($500,000), Presidential ($1 million), and Premier ($5 million). The institute also seeks funding for a new faculty position in Mexican studies.
Visiting Chair in Public Policy
The Kellogg Institute has a record of attracting distinguished residential fellows. Kellogg Visiting Fellows have included ministers, members of Congress, and other high-level public officials from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela, as well as prominent intellectuals from Columbia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and many other countries. The creation of a Visiting chair in public policy would assist the institute in promoting cutting-edge research and education with practical applications for fostering development and democracy.
How can I help? Visiting chairs may be endowed with gifts of $1.5 million.
Religion, Society, and Politics Program
As part of a Catholic university that takes religion seriously and studies it closely, the Kellogg Institute is a natural locus of research on the multiple social science themes related to religion. In particular, the institute aspires to shed light on the evolving interaction among religion, society, and democracy in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In order to do so, the institute will require the appointment of a senior scholar with expertise in religion, society, and politics, as well as a visiting fellow in the same areas.
How can I help? A University-level chair may be endowed with a gift of $3 million; a visiting fellowship may be endowed with a gift of $500,000.
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