The University of Notre Dame has removed its long-standing expectation that staff should “understand, accept and support” its Catholic mission.
In a press release, the University of Notre of Dame explained that it was removing its Catholic mission statement for staff. It will be replaced with a streamlined set of secular values that no longer makes explicit reference to the religious character of the institution.
The change was unveiled during staff town-hall-type meetings held on 29 and 30 October, where new organisational principles were presented as part of a wider refresh of internal culture at one of America’s most prominent Catholic universities.
