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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have your data. Why not China-owned ByteDance’s TikTok?

The vast collection of the personal information of Americans by data brokers and others is a major problem, but not necessarily a national security problem, said Kirsten Martin, University of Notre Dame professor of IT, Analytics & Operations in a USA Today piece.

USA Today

U.S. to bar downloads of TikTok, WeChat

Kirsten Martin, professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame, said in an NPR piece that the Trump administration's enforcement action will not do much to address any national security concerns White House officials have with the Beijing-owned TikTok.

NPR

An MBA program built around global travel evolves in the Covid era

In a summer when Notre Dame announced that its MBA applications are on the upswing, perhaps the best news is the long-awaited launch — however stunted by the ongoing health crisis — of Frontlines in America, an expansion of Mendoza College of Business' signature program.

‘Where We’re Going’ to explore faculty, expert perspectives on key issues

Viva Bartkus, associate professor of management and organization and faculty director of the Meyer Business on the Frontlines program, spoke at the first event of ThinkND's new virtual initiative this fall titled “Where We’re Going.” At a time when the lives of many have been dramatically disrupted this weekly series explores this point in history and how the work happening at Notre Dame relates to and impacts the United States and the world at large.

Christopher Palmquist

(Re) learning the human rights language: an imperative for our time

Professor Emeritus of Marketing Georges Enderle wrote an essay for the Keough School of Global Affairs about the language of human rights and how it has fallen into disuse.

Keough School of Global Affairs

More coronavirus job losses are becoming permanent

"When you pair this with the fact that permanent job losses continue to rise and are now at 3.4 million, everyone should have pause for concern," said economist and finance professor Jason Reed in a Fox Business piece.

Fox Business

U.S. job growth loses speed as fiscal stimulus ebbs

Economist and Finance Professor Jason Reed was quoted by U.S. News & World Report, saying, "We're well past talking about a V-shaped recovery."

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Muffet McGraw makes transition from Hall of Fame coach to Notre Dame professor

Former Notre Dame women’s head basketball coach Muffet McGraw is no longer on the sidelines at Purcell Pavilion. She is now a professor in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

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Pandemic leads to stores closing inside University Park Mall

Economist and Finance Professor Jason Reed was interviewed by WSBT 22 about store closings in malls due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why buying a bunch of stamps won’t save the USPS

The USPS is about $160 billion in debt — and “first-class postage sales are not the problem,” said Management Professor James O’Rourke in a Money article.

Money