{Department chair Timothy] Matovina said Professor Knoppers’ work will shape Notre Dame for years to come.Background here and links.
“He was only here five years, but already he was working with, doing some great work with graduate students who will carry on his legacy, because they’ll go off and be professors themselves with the formation and the training they had from Professor Knoppers,” he said. “But in the department, just his goodness, his community spirit will be his legacy and will be deeply missed.”
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