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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...

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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...

From "Me" to "Them": Fr. Paul Ybarra on Adopting an Outward Perspective

Rising up out of the industrial landscape of South Bend's West Side stand two architectural gems: St. Adalbert and St. Casimir. The brick and mortar, the stained glass windows, and...

November 9, 2016

ACE Teacher's All Saints Wax Museum Garners Attention from Local News

Students at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Edinburg, Texas, took time during All Saints' Day to learn about their Catholic faith in a unique way. Led by Andrew Hamaty of...

November 2, 2016

Seeking Challenge: Using Knowledge to Create Change

Jenny O'Donnell stood in the entrance of St. Adalbert Catholic School, taking a deep breath as she prepared to start her interview with Principal Andrew Currier. As she looked around...

November 2, 2016

First "LEI on the Road" Gathers Catholic Schools from Across Mid-Atlantic Region

For the first time in the program’s five-year history, the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) was held off-site of Notre Dame’s campus. In partnership with the Diocese of Allentown and the...

October 26, 2016

One Body, Many Parts: Dan Reynolds on Daughters, Deanships, and Doctoral Studies

Dan Reynolds, like most of his colleagues nearing the end of their doctoral programs at Vanderbilt University, has no shortage of things to do. Grant proposal deadlines loom on the...

October 26, 2016

One Step at a Time: Mike McShane's Journey with Catholic Education

Mike McShane, a member of the 14th cohort of ACE Teaching Fellows, never had a "life-plan" per se, nor did he adhere to artificially imposed one-, five- and ten-year goals...

October 19, 2016

Blessed are the Merciful: Maura Shea Re-Assesses Her Own Assessment Policies

As the Catholic Church nears the conclusion of what Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy, Maura Shea is experiencing what she conceives her own Year of Mercy in...

October 12, 2016

ACE Faculty Member and Teaching Fellow Cited in TIME Article

Dr. Brian Collier and current ACE Teaching Fellow Brendan Bell were mentioned for their educational work in TIME's October 10th edition. The article details how the hit Broadway musical Hamilton...

October 11, 2016

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ACE Teaching Fellow Montana Garcia Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for 2025–26

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