Students Pray for Notre Dame’s Catholic Identity After Dispute Over Pro-Abortion Professor

Members of the University of Notre Dame community take part in a prayer vigil on campus Feb. 27, 2026.

The event was originally planned as a protest in response to the university’s appointment of abortion advocate professor Susan Ostermann as the head of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Ultimately, however, students expressed their gratitude at the reversal of Ostermann’s appointment, calling it a ‘victory’ in the battle for Notre Dame’s Catholic identity.

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