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The longtime former University of Notre Dame president, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, kept office hours in the library named for him until nearly the end of his life. He died late Thursday at age 97.
SOUTH BEND — Inside the office of the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, on the 13th floor of the University of Notre Dame campus library that bears his name, is a scene frozen in time.
During his 35-year tenure as University of Notre Dame president, the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh carried through on bold ideas that supporters say reshaped a college known mostly for its football team ...
Hesburgh arrived at Notre Dame in 1934, at the age of 17, to begin his studies for the priesthood. ... After Hesburgh’s retirement, the building was renamed Hesburgh Library in his honor.
Per the Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame fans started to wonder "whether the 132-foot-tall Word of Life mural (where Christ the Teacher appears to be watching the games from over the northern ...
Holy Cross Fr. Theodore Martin “Ted” Hesburgh, the University of Notre Dame’s longest-serving president, died late Thursday night. He was 97.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Notre Dame has announced that “The Shirt 2023″ will be unveiled this Friday, April 21. The design is expected to be revealed at 6 p.m. during a ceremony on the ...
Per the Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame fans started to wonder "whether the 132-foot-tall Word of Life mural (where Christ the Teacher appears to be watching the games from over the northern ...
Notre Dame went on a building spree in that time, including adding a 14-story library now named for Father Hesburgh. The university’s enrollment doubled, and its endowment soared.
FILE - A Notre Dame flag waves in the wind in front of the The Word of Life Mural, aka "Touchdown Jesus," on the Hesburgh Library before an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and ...
This volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the life and legacy of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC (1917–2015), an educator, priest, public servant, and long-serving President of the University ...