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Notre Dame

Notre Dame students gather in prayer after Ostermann withdrawal

Originally scheduled as a protest, the 'March on the Dome' became a gathering of thanksgiving.

Andrew Blake
Mar 02, 2026
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Students at the University of Notre Dame gathered Friday for a prayerful “March on the Dome” following Professor Susan Ostermann’s decision to decline her controversial appointment as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

Notre Dame campus gotto. Credit: Know1one1 via wikimedia, CC-BY-SA-3.0.

Students processed Feb. 27 to the universit…

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