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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...

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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...

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

Notre Dame Awarded AmeriCorps Funding to Connect 500 Volunteer Tutors to Cognitive Science

The University of Notre Dame has received a $640,108 grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. This funding, provided through the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF), is...

November 26, 2024

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

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