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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

Toka is an Indigenous sport played by the Piipaash (Maricopa) and Akimel O’odham (Pima) nations. This traditional game is experiencing a resurgence thanks to passionate athletes like April Morago. When...

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Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award

In October, several members of the ACE and IEI team traveled to Modesto, California to present the 2025 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education to Joseph, Ofelia...

The American Indian Catholic Schools Network Welcomes Three New Partner Schools

Notre Dame, Indiana — 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...

November 24, 2025

ND experts offer insight on ‘Dilexi Te’

This article was originally published by Carrie Gates on news.nd.edu on October 10, 2025. On Thursday (Oct. 9), Pope Leo XIV issued his first major document, “Dilexi Te” (“I Have...

October 10, 2025

Morgan Pulliam with St. Joseph's Indiana School Bookmobile Team

Seeds of Service: From AICSN to ACE Teaching Fellows

A time of service is often framed as a commitment with an end date. But for Farrell Moorehead, Morgan Pulliam, and Declan Ryan-Lawton—three current ACE Teaching Fellows—that time became the...

August 13, 2025

Notre Dame Football Chaplain and ACE Professor Fr. Nate Wills Releases Pray Like a Champion Today

New book shares sacred stories from the sidelines of the Fighting Irish NOTRE DAME, IN — Pray Like a Champion Today, a new book by University of Notre Dame football...

August 7, 2025

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...

July 23, 2025

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...

July 14, 2025

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

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

Joseph, Ofelia, and Mary Gallo Receive ACE’s Most Prestigious Award