Norman Francis, Legendary Civil Rights and Higher Education Leader, to Receive 2019 Laetare Medal
March 31, 2019
March 31, 2019
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 31 -- Notre Dame issued the following news:
Norman C. Francis, longtime beloved president of Xavier University of Louisiana, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2019 Laetare Medal -- the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics -- at Notre Dame's 174th University Commencement Ceremony on May 19 (Sunday).
"For more than 50 years, Dr. Francis has been at the center of civil rights advocacy by leveragin . . .
Norman C. Francis, longtime beloved president of Xavier University of Louisiana, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2019 Laetare Medal -- the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics -- at Notre Dame's 174th University Commencement Ceremony on May 19 (Sunday).
"For more than 50 years, Dr. Francis has been at the center of civil rights advocacy by leveragin . . .