Economics split divides Notre Dame; creation of two unequal programs decried by some as threat to academic freedom.(Nation)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: April 9, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

The University of Notre Dame's economics department, long distinctive because of its commitment to social justice and other concerns considered out of the mainstream for university level programs, has been split into two separate but unequal bodies. The move has some members of the university community, as well as leading economists at other schools, questioning Notre Dame's commitment to academic freedom and to the issues its economics department has historically pursued.

Where once the university had one Department of Economics, it now has a new Department of Economics and ...

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