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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...

A Generational Legacy of Catholic Education

“In a way, ACE has always been a part of me.” Elizabeth recounts warmly, “Both my parents worked in Catholic education for more than 40 years.” Born in San Francisco...

November 6, 2024

Mike Macaluso Named Senior Editor for the ALAN Review

Mike Macaluso, Senior Associate Director for Academic Advancement for Enrollment and Financial Aid, has been named senior editor of The ALAN Review, a peer-reviewed journal focused on the study, scholarship...

November 4, 2024

Learning to Listen: Gold Star Lessons from a Teaching Career

“I was an engineering undergrad. Teaching was not on my radar,” Joseph Augustinsky says lightheartedly, “Someone from ACE came and spoke to my engineering class about the need for teachers...

November 3, 2024

From Michigan to Chile and Beyond: One Scholar’s Journey

As a Spanish major at Saint Mary’s College, this Michigan native always knew she wanted to be an educator. She just didn’t know all the opportunities this path would open...

October 28, 2024

Sister Draru Mary Cecilia, LSMIG, awarded the Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education

Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, a member of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu and who serves as the Executive Director of the African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC), received...

October 21, 2024

Matt Kloser named Director of the Institute.

Matt Kloser appointed director of the Notre Dame Institute for Educational Initiatives

Matthew Kloser, founding director of the Notre Dame Center for STEM Education and faculty for ACE Teaching Fellows, has been named Hackett Family Director of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational...

October 1, 2024

Nicole McNeil appointed inaugural Sweeney Family Director of the new Center for Educational Research and Action

Nicole McNeil has been appointed the inaugural Sweeney Family Director of the Institute for Educational Initiative’s new Center for Educational Research and Action (ERA), effective October 1. The new center...

October 1, 2024

Literacy scholar Ernest Morrell elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ernest Morrell, the Coyle Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest...

September 25, 2024

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Toka: The Revival of an Indigenous Sport

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