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The McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Awarded Grant to Explore the Role of Catholic Schools in Strengthening Democracy

This story was originally published by Margaret Scroope on the McGrath Institute for Church Life's website. To view the original article, please click here. Notre Dame, IN — The McGrath...

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Notre Dame’s ALMA Initiative Awarded $464,000 Grant from the Catholic Extension Society to Support Latino Students and English Learners in Rural Mission Dioceses

Notre Dame, IN — The University of Notre Dame’s ALMA Initiative (Advancing Latino and Multilingual Achievement), part of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) and the Institute for Educational Initiatives...

49 Native American Middle-schoolers Make a Pilgrimage to Notre Dame

Journeying to Indiana from as far away as New Mexico and Montana, 49 Native American middle-schoolers were warmly welcomed onto the campus at the University of Notre Dame. The Alliance...

April 23, 2025

Father Nate Wills, CSC, Ph.D., to Keynote at NCEA 2025 on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Catholic Education

Notre Dame, IN – The Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame is excited to announce that Father Nate Wills, CSC, Ph.D., will serve as a...

April 21, 2025

Acclaimed Author and Catholic Educator Ann Garrido to Keynote the 2025 ACE Leadership Conference at Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN — The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame is excited to announce that Ann Garrido, nationally renowned theologian, Catholic educator, and best-selling...

April 14, 2025

From Notre Dame to Indigenous Communities: Recent Graduates Making a Difference

Emma Dudrick (‘22) and Connor Martin (‘23) are recent University of Notre Dame graduates who are utilizing their talents in education and engineering to serve Indigenous communities in Nebraska and...

April 3, 2025

Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows to Serve in Baltimore Catholic Schools Through New Partnership

Baltimore, MD — The Archdiocese of Baltimore (AoB) and the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame have announced a new partnership that will bring four...

April 2, 2025

Cultivating Systemic Change: The Archdiocese of New York Partners with ALMA to Expand Latino Outreach Efforts

Often, the most profound connections are made with those who remain unseen in the crowd, quietly listening, yet deeply impacted by the message. In the fall of 2023, Katy Lichon...

April 1, 2025

American Indian Catholic Schools Network Secures $1 Million Grant from the Better Way Foundation to Advance Mission of Indigenous Catholic Education

The American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN), a program within the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI), has been awarded...

March 31, 2025

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New On Purpose immersion experiences help Notre Dame students hone their moral compasses over spring break

This year, the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (ECG) launched On Purpose, a new education and formation opportunity. Inspired by the 2024–25 Notre Dame Forum theme of “What...

March 25, 2025

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The McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Awarded Grant to Explore the Role of Catholic Schools in Strengthening Democracy

Notre Dame’s ALMA Initiative Awarded $464,000 Grant from the Catholic Extension Society to Support Latino Students and English Learners in Rural Mission Dioceses