Is anything changing at Notre Dame?

This week marks Notre Dame’s inauguration of its 18^th president, Fr. Robert Dowd, CSC.

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Dowd is taking the helm at a school that has, over decades, grown to become a preeminent research university, with strong finances, robust academics, and an impressive sports program — it is an institution w…