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Alum embraces his pastoral vocation, expanding church's food pantry operations amid pandemic uncertainty.

This Mother’s Day, the Notre Dame Alumni Association has compiled past We Are ND stories from mothers and mother figures in the Notre Dame community.

Alumna advocates for fairer democracy practices throughout the country

As the first Black leader of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, alum prioritizes patient care and community-building.

Alum offers family to children orphaned by AIDS in South Africa

Alum spends his second act representing the poor and underserved as head of Legal Aid Chicago.

Alum uplifts students in under-resourced schools in memory of her late father.

Husband and wife alums pursue their vocation through fostering and adoption.

Alum is committing his empty-nest years to serving refugees at the border.

Notre Dame alums marry expertise with passion for social justice

A patient-centered and compassionate approach to medicine

Alumna leads organization that provides legal services

“I saw a need that I couldn’t turn away from”

Writer, illustrator team up to produce book

Law School alum finds encore career “tremendously rewarding”

She sees how a healthy marine ecosystem provides food, jobs

Festival director draws on love of film, passion for equality

Doctor prepares exhaustively for challenging surgeries

School president builds opportunity for lower-income students

Couple thrives on raising a large blended family

She helps world’s poorest countries strengthen their economies

His residential treatment center provides high-quality care

She led organization that delivers crucial assistance

She developed a passion for raising money to support life-saving research

Pediatrician makes a difference serving generations of families in Philadelphia

After her cousin began looking for a kidney donor, she answered the call

His company uses technology to help chronic wound patients

She helps provide much-needed water for South Sudan