The Center for Ethics and Culture (CEC) will welcome new leadership as law professor Carter Snead prepares to take over as director July 1, according to a University press release. Snead said in an email interview that his most general goal in his new position would be to build upon the CEC’s existing achievements. “The Center for Ethics and Culture is an essential, indispensable institution dedicated to the pursuit of matters that lie at the heart of Notre Dame’s distinctive educational and religious mission,” Snead said. “It has been a vibrant forum for dialogue and exchange for elite and emerging scholars from a diversity of viewpoints and disciplines.” The Center hosts “lectures, conferences, film and literature series, awards, student formation programs and other initiatives” since its founding in 1999, according to the release. The annual CEC Flagship Fall Conference will be held on campus from Nov. 10 to 12. Snead said the Center’s unique work facilitates an exceptional platform for scholarly ethical debate. “[The Center] has been a place for students, scholars and public figures inside and outside of Notre Dame to explore together the richness of the Catholic tradition, including especially its unique resources for engaging concrete ethical problems in the broader culture,” he said. John McGreevy, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, said in the release that Snead would build upon the Center’s existing programs. “We all welcome Carter Snead into his new role and look forward to the programs and publications that will emerge under his leadership,” McGreevy said. Snead’s area of expertise focuses on the relationship between bioethics and law, and he has previously served on the President’s Council on Bioethics, the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on Bioethics and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) International Bioethics Committee, the release stated. His work has been published in the New York University Law Review and the Harvard Law Review Forum. Snead will replace professor of Philosophy W. David Solomon as director. Solomon, in addition to his role as CEC’s founding director, has lectured on ethical theory and medical ethics at more than 100 colleges and universities and co-authored “Abortion and Public Policy” and “The Synoptic Vision: The Philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars,” the release stated. In the release, McGreevy praised the achievements of the center made possible under Solomon’s leadership. “All of us are grateful to David Solomon for his work at the center as its founding director and visionary, and his continued effort to enrich not just scholarly conversation but student intellectual life at Notre Dame,” McGreevy said. read more

The kitchen at 15 Sandwell Close, Wishart.The buyers of the 15 Sandwell Close home were a young Chinese family.Mr Comino also said baby boomersin the area were helping sales along.“There’s a lot of baby boomers looking to upsize or downsize and want to stay in the area,” he said.“They’re cashed up and ready to move which is a recipe for success.”Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayNext playlist itemMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 3:17Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -3:17 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedQuality Levels576p576p480p480p256p256p228p228pAutoA, selectedAudio Tracken (Main), selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xFullscreenMichelle Hele’s May market wrap03:17 Inside the home at 15 Sandwell Close. The agent said the auction was an example of Chinese buyers starting to move closer to the city.“It’s becoming the new Sunnybank because the younger Chinese don’t necessarily want to live there but want to be close by and are getting better real estate for the same price,” he said.“A lot of elderly Chinese are also downsizing and purchasing a nice lowset in the area.“They are also looking to buy to get their grandkids in the school catchment.” The backyard has a resort-style pool.LJ Hooker Sunnybank Hills lead agent Kosma Comino said the 15 Sandwell Close home had about 150 groups through over four weeks of inspections, and 10 registered bidders at auction.“It was crazy, the best atmosphere,” Mr Comino said.“The bidding went psycho straight away and there were over 100 people who turned out to see how the auction played out.”Mr Comino said the market was continuing to adjust but there was still great interest in high-end homes.“The home is in the Sovereign Gardens estate which has a very low turnover, so when something goes on the market, it’s quite popular,” he said.More from newsCrowd expected as mega estate goes under the hammer7 Aug 2020Hard work, resourcefulness and $17k bring old Ipswich home back to life20 Apr 2020 The home at 15 Sandwell Close, Wishart, sold under the hammer for $1.255m.A Wishart home in a tightly held estate has under the hammer sold for $1,255,000 at a highly contested auction. read more