US EditionPro-Abortion Professor Withdraws From University of Notre Dame Institute Appointment
- Mary Gallagher announced in a Feb. 26 email that Susan Ostermann, associate professor at the Keough School of Global Affairs, declined to proceed as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, a post she was due to begin July 1.
- Ostermann's advocacy for legal abortion, including co-authored essays linking abortion to racial hierarchy, sparked opposition intensified by U.S. Catholic bishops led by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades starting Feb. 11.
- Students and Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades led a rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on Feb. 24 and organizers planned the March on the Dome protest for Feb. 27, while two Liu Institute faculty resigned and university donors and trustees privately objected.
- Following weeks of criticism, Mary Gallagher, Keough School dean, praised Susan Ostermann's scholarship while announcing she will not move forward as Liu Institute director but will remain on faculty.
- The episode spotlights a broader clash over authority and academic freedom in Catholic higher education, suggesting tensions between U.S. Catholic bishops and university trustees may shape governance debates under Ex Corde Ecclesiae, with commentary reaching the Vatican.
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Politics, Policy, Political NewsPro-Abortion Advocate Backs Out of Notre Dame Institute Directorship Following Outcry
When radical pro-abortion advocate Susan Ostermann was announced as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the decision resulted in immediate backlash.
Pro-Abortion Professor Withdraws From University of Notre Dame Institute Appointment
The Main Building and Basilica of the Sacred Heart Steeple on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. is seen in a 2021 aerial photo. (Photo: OSV News/Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame) by Gina Christian (OSV News) — A professor at the University of Notre Dame has declined a research appointment at the school, following weeks of outcry from students, staff and several U.S. Catholic bishops, over her prominent advo…
Pro-abortion Notre Dame professor withdraws from institute role after fierce criticism from bishop, cardinals
Susan Ostermann steps down from appointment to direct University of Notre Dame's Liu Institute after fierce opposition to her appointment due to her abortion rights advocacy.
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