Notre Dame hire of abortion advocate to lead center causes staff to cut ties with university
- Two scholars, Diane Desierto and Robert Gimello, resigned from the University of Notre Dame's Liu Institute due to the appointment of Susan Ostermann, who supports legal abortion, as its new director starting in July 2026.
- Anna Kelley, president of Notre Dame Right to Life, criticized the university for appointing Ostermann, stating it contradicts the school's Catholic mission.
- Ostermann defended her appointment, asserting her commitment to academic freedom and respect for diverse viewpoints, despite her views on abortion.
- Gimello expressed his dismay over Ostermann's appointment, which he believes conflicts with Catholic values.
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Catholics Blast Notre Dame’s Promotion of Abortion Activist – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
One of the nation’s premier Catholic universities has disgraced its legacy and heritage by appointing a controversial pro-abortion professor to a prestigious role. Now, Catholic students are speaking out. As our own Ellie Gardey Holmes reported, the University of Notre Dame appointed abortion activist Susan Ostermann as the head of the school’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Ostermann has a lengthy history of promoting abortion, compa…
Two Notre Dame Scholars Resign to Protest Pro-Abortion Appointment
Two esteemed scholars have resigned their affiliations with the University of Notre Dame’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies in protest over the appointment of pro-abortion advocate Susan Ostermann as its new director That is a move pro-life critics decry as a betrayal of the Catholic university’s commitment to the sanctity of human life. Robert Gimello, a research professor emeritus of theology and an expert on Buddhism who served as an …
Notre Dame hire of abortion advocate to lead center causes staff to cut ties with university
Former Notre Dame professor Robert M. Gimello cut ties from Liu Institute in protest over appointment of Susan Ostermann, who supports abortion rights contrary to Catholic teaching.
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