Fr. John Jenkins Takes a Bow as Notre Dame President

By the time Fr. John Jenkins took over as president of the University of Notre Dame in 2005, millions of television viewers were already familiar with U.S. President Jed Bartlet, a proud "Domer," who often wore his university-branded apparel in the Oval Office and openly wrestled with what it means to be a Catholic in public life. ..."It's a mixed blessing," Jenkins said with a lighthearted laugh during a Jan. 28 interview with the National Catholic Reporter. What he hopes this sort of notoriety conveys, he said, is that "whatever the issue is, Notre Dame opens doors. It just does."