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Bilingual Beginnings: Empowering Preschoolers Through Language and Culture

A new article in the Summer 2025 edition of Momentum, the quarterly publication of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), highlights the groundbreaking work of the Advancing Latino and Multilingual...

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ACE Teaching Fellow Christopher Cirelli Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2025–26

Notre Dame, IN — Christopher Cirelli, a graduating member of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows program, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2025–26 academic...

The Power to Change a Life: One Puzzle Piece at a Time

“I’ll probably forget what he taught me about the civil war at some point, but I’ll never forget how he treated me as a person, and I think that’s the...

July 11, 2025

“When You Really Believe in Something — It's Really Easy to Not Quit”

“Rosey Flor,” says first-time mom, Emily, holding her newborn daughter in her arms. ”We named her after my mom, whose name is Generosa, but her sisters call her Rosie. Also...

July 11, 2025

Dr. Kathleen Schenkel Honored with 2025 Michael Pressley Award for a Promising Scholar in the Education Field

Forging a New Path for Science: Creating Place-Based Curriculums “How do we make science meaningful? How do we make it more welcoming?” Dr. Katie Schenkel, (ACE 18, New Orleans), endeavored...

July 10, 2025

Notre Dame Alumnus, Trustee and Former Irish Football Player Tracy Graham to Deliver Keynote at ACE Commencement

Notre Dame, IN — The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame will host its 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, July 12th, at 3:30 p.m. on...

July 9, 2025

“I’m going to college in 2025”: Mission accomplished!

Fifteen years ago, at the invitation of Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Notre Dame ACE Academies (NDAA) partnered with St. John the Evangelist in Tucson, AZ where these tiny scholars Mia and...

June 20, 2025

ACE Teaching Fellow Montana Garcia Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2025–26

Notre Dame, IN — Montana Garcia, a graduating member of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows program, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2025–26 academic...

May 27, 2025

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...

May 13, 2025

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...

May 12, 2025

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Bilingual Beginnings: Empowering Preschoolers Through Language and Culture

ACE Teaching Fellow Christopher Cirelli Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2025–26