HESBURGH LECTURE SERIES 2012 Program - Alumni Association ...

Rev. David T. Link ’58, ’61 J.D., LL.D, D.Lit., D.Sc.
Joseph A. Matson Dean Emeritus and Professor, Law School
Biography
Rev. David Link is the deputy director of religion and community activities of the Indiana
Department of Corrections. He is the Joseph A. Matson Dean Emeritus and Professor at Notre
Dame Law School. At the time he became dean emeritus, his tenure of more than 24 years
as dean was the longest of any law dean in the U.S. He serves as the deputy vice chancellor
(academic) and provost for St. Augustine College of South Africa. He also served as the
president of the International Centre for Healing and the Law.
In 1990, Link took on the additional responsibility of serving as the founding president and vice
chancellor of the University of Notre Dame, Australia. He continues on leave from the Chicago
law firm of Winston & Strawn, where he was a senior partner. He also served as a trial attorney
and branch chief with the federal government during the Kennedy administration.
Link is a noted teacher, scholar, and lecturer in the fields of applied ethics, professional responsibility, professionalism, law
practice, and legal education. He serves on the Board of Dismas (Halfway) House, as a director of the Miracle of Nazareth
International Foundation, as a director of the Future of Russia Foundation, and on numerous other professional, charitable,
civic, and educational organization boards. He was a co-founder of the South Bend Center for the Homeless.
Lectures
Being Atticus Finch
This lecture studies the character of the attorney in To Kill a Mockingbird.
The Idea of a Catholic University
This lecture offers reflections on Notre Dame, the creation of Notre Dame-Australia, and Cardinal John Newman’s idea of a
university.
Professional Ethics—Revival of the Legal Profession
This lecture discusses the current problems in the legal profession, and proposes a solution involving a revised standard for
professional ethics.
Rights of the Poor and the Homeless
This lecture offers reflections on the right to shelter, and Notre Dame’s activity with regard to the important needs of the poor
and homeless.
Serving the Least, the Last, the Lost and the Lonely
This lecture discusses the rights and needs of incarcerated men and women.
Categories
Ethics, Law, Notre Dame,
Social Concerns
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