Join ND Women Connect for “Inspired Conversations” with Muffet McGraw and Ruth Riley Hunter '01, '16 EMBA on November 4 at 8 p.m. ET
Join Notre Dame Women Connect for our virtual Fall 2025 Inspired Conversations event! In its sixth year, Inspired Conversations seeks to foster dialogue with inspiring female leaders in the Notre Dame family—celebrating their accomplishments while providing a platform to share their stories and advice with fellow alumni and friends.
This year, Inspired Conversations features a discussion between Notre Dame's Ruth Riley Hunter '01, ’16 EMBA and her former coach, Hall of Famer Muffet McGraw. Talking about leadership, faith, service and, of course, women in sports, this conversation is sure to be a thought-provoking and inspiring event!
Riley Hunter was part of the 2001 Notre Dame women’s basketball national champion team. She went on to win two WNBA titles and an Olympic gold medal, becoming the first woman named MVP of both the NCAA Final Four and the WNBA Finals. Ruth now serves as Senior Director of Team Development for the Miami Heat and was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. She advocates for global health and child hunger through NBA/WNBA Cares, the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets, and No Kid Hungry.
McGraw was Notre Dame’s women’s basketball coach from 1987 to 2020. In her 33 seasons, She went 848-252 (.771), winning two national championships (2001, 2018) and 25 regular-season and conference tournament championships. McGraw was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and ranks sixth all-time among NCAA Division I coaches with 936 career wins. A lifelong advocate for social justice and women’s equality, she has expanded her efforts to hunger relief in retirement through her Meals With Muffet program.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET/5:00 – 6:00 p.m. PST
Registration: This event will be livestreamed on ThinkND. Please register HERE.
The recording of the event will be available to view immediately following at the link above for all who have registered.
We look forward to seeing you there!