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Inauguration video

Inaugural speaker
The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C.
President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

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The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, served the university for 18 years before retiring in 2005. A member of Notre Dame’s faculty since 1974, he continues to teach in the university’s department of theology. Malloy has published six books, edited/ co-edited two others and authored scores of articles and book chapters. His latest book, “Monk’s Notre Dame” was published in fall 2005. Malloy’s doctorate is in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt University. He also is the recipient of 22 honorary degrees and has been honored in many other ways for his long leadership in bettering higher education, promoting community service and combating substance abuse.

 

Inaugural address
Douglas M. Astolfi, Ph.D. President of Saint Martin’s University

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Inaugural lecture
"Foreign Aid, Competitive Goodness and Cultural Disembeddedness: Sri Lanka’s Tsunami Aftermath 2005"
Cynthia M. Caron, Ph.D.

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Cynthia M. Caron, Ph.D., is project coordinator at the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies in Colombo and special consultant to Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister for Resettlement, Government of Sri Lanka. She has a long background in environmental management and applied sociology in South Asia and has served as a consultant for numerous organizations worldwide, including CARE International and the United Nations. She received a Ph.D. in Development Sociology in 2003 from New York’s Cornell University.