DuLac: University of Notre Dame Mission Statement
University of Notre Dame
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As a Catholic university one of its distinctive goals is to provide a forum where through free inquiry and open discussion the various lines of Catholic thought may intersect with all the forms of knowledge found in the arts, sciences, professions, and every other area of human scholarship and creativity.
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[T]he University insists upon academic freedom which makes open discussion and inquiry possible.