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Leadership

  1. President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.

    Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., became Notre Dame’s 18th president in June 2024. A member of Notre Dame's political science department since 2004, he is a popular teacher. Specializing in comparative politics, his research focuses on how Christian and Islamic religious communities affect support for democratic institutions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and he is the founder of Notre Dame's Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity.

  2. Rev. Canon Hugh Page Jr.

    As vice president for belonging, engagement, and mission and advisor to the president, Hugh Page serves as a strategic leader working closely with Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., and University leadership to foster a spirit of openness and welcome university-wide that is consistent with the values, ideals, and charism of the Congregation of Holy Cross as well as the ethical precepts animating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s concept of “beloved community.”

  3. Office of Belonging, Engagement, and Mission

    The Office of Belonging, Engagement, and Mission helpis to create a more inclusive and welcoming campus environment consistent with the animating purpose of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the ethical precepts represented in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s concept of “beloved community.”