Since its inception, the Notre Dame Forum has been supported by Cavanaugh Council and President’s Circle funds. Each year, the Forum focuses on a central theme of particular importance to the University, the nation, and the larger world, addressing this theme from multiple perspectives across multiple keynote events. The Forum aims to extend the dialogue into our classrooms, labs, studios, workplaces, dining halls, and residence halls, and develop a campus-wide conversation.
The 2023–24 Notre Dame Forum will focus on the theme, "The Future of Democracy."
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has a conversation with G. Marcus Cole, Dean of the Law School, during the 2023-24 Notre Dame Forum in the Leighton Concert Hall of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
College of Arts and Letters Dean Sarah Mustillo introduces the 2023-24 Notre Dame Forum event on “The Future of Democracy,” featuring a conversation moderated by University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. between U.S. Senators Chris Coons of Delaware and Todd Young of Indiana.
Harvard professor and bestselling author Steven Levitsky delivers his address, “Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point,” as part of the 2023-24 Notre Dame Forum at McKenna Hall.