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Elizabeth Watters Schwartze

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...

Michael Macaluso

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...

"Go to the Margins": Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, Visits ACE

"It is a lie, when we talk of a God that doesn't comfort us," Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, told the ACE community last week. "And so we go to the...

July 19, 2018

Flannery O'Connor Honored with Michael Pressley Award for Excellence in Catholic Education

"My parents named me Flannery O'Connor . . . knowing of the author, but probably not knowing that my life would be centered around Catholic education." Flannery O'Connor, a member...

July 13, 2018

Michael Debri Honored with Michael Pressley Award for Excellence in Catholic Education

Do you have what it takes to be a saint? At All Saints Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Principal Michael Debri is heading up a vital mission to make sure...

July 13, 2018

Dr. Anna Arias Awarded the 2018 Michael Pressley Award for a Promising Scholar in the Education Field

"How do you make rainbows?" Dr. Anna Arias asked her students this question, and then she stepped back. "Watching them play with the prisms, figure it out, think it through–it's...

July 12, 2018

The Most Rev. Gerald Kicanas, to speak at ACE Commencement ceremony

The Most Rev. Gerald F. Kicanas, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Tucson and chair of the board of directors of the National Catholic Educational Association, will serve as the...

July 12, 2018

7th Annual Latino Enrollment Institute Serves 190 School Leaders

When Jeanne von Feldt went to promote All Saints Catholic School after Mass at a local parish, she witnessed excited reactions from Latino families when they saw her t-shirt. It...

July 10, 2018

ACE Launches Superintendents' Initiative

Five superintendents of Catholic schools from across the country met recently at Notre Dame for ACE's first "Superintendents' Initiative," a program to create a network of support and provide professional...

July 9, 2018

Jim and Molly Perry Honored with the Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education

Photo Credit: Seamus Ronan Jim and Molly Perry were presented last night with the 2018 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education by Fr. Tim Scully, C.S.C., the...

June 28, 2018

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A Generational Legacy of Catholic Education

Mike Macaluso Named Senior Editor for the ALAN Review