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Two ACE 31 Graduates Honored Among 2026 Fulbright Recipients

ACE Teaching Fellows Sean Kelley and Lydia Miller have been selected as Fulbright finalists and will travel to Europe to apply the skills developed through ACE in classrooms abroad. The...

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Beeson Family Gift Bolsters ACE Teaching Fellows With Two Endowed Positions

A gift from philanthropists and long-time Catholic education supporters Gerald and Jennifer Beeson strengthens academic and spiritual formation for the ACE Teaching Fellows program at the University of Notre Dame...

ALMA Summer in Focus

This summer, educators and leaders from across the country came together at Notre Dame to learn, reflect, build relationships, and strengthen their work in Catholic schools. ALMA Summer in Focus...

September 8, 2026

A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection from the ALMA Director

In this Hispanic Heritage Month reflection, Jocelyn Smith shares why ALMA’s mission is deeply personal to her. Drawing on her own experience as an English learner, she reflects on what...

September 7, 2026

The Sound of Belonging: The Mariachi of St. Anne School

At St. Anne School in Santa Ana, California, mariachi has become a bridge between generations and a powerful expression of belonging. Through music, students are carrying forward the faith, memories...

September 4, 2026

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Notre Dame ACE Academies to Partner in Three Additional Schools

Cleveland, Ohio – Three schools in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland will join the network of Notre Dame ACE Academies this school year, in a continuing partnership between the diocese...

August 20, 2026

Rising ninth graders from the Diocese of Tucson visit the Grotto at the University of Notre Dame for pre-college programming through PATH

Notre Dame Campus Visit Promotes College Access for Rising High Schoolers

A summer trip to campus for a small group of rising ninth graders from the Southwest supports the University of Notre Dame’s mission to promote college access through a distinct...

July 30, 2026

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Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows Awarded AmeriCorps Grant

The University of Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching Fellows has received a grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The funding will support training of 176 Volunteers...

July 28, 2026

Annunciation Catholic School Principal Matt DeBoer speaks to audience in sun-filled room on campus at the University of Notre Dame

Love as Action: Principal Matt DeBoer Shares Annunciation’s Work of Healing

Love is a call to action, Annunciation Catholic School Principal Matt DeBoer told emerging Catholic school teachers and administrators at the University of Notre Dame. In a conversation on campus...

July 17, 2026

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Catholic Charities’ Kerry Robinson to Address ACE Graduates at Commencement

The 2026 commencement for the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) programs will grant degrees to nearly 130 new teachers and administrators, strengthening Catholic schools across the...

July 6, 2026

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Two ACE 31 Graduates Honored Among 2026 Fulbright Recipients

Beeson Family Gift Bolsters ACE Teaching Fellows With Two Endowed Positions