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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...

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

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

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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