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“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...

Montana Garcia

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...

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

Kopp, Barth honored with 2016 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education

Wendy Kopp and Richard Barth were presented with the 2016 Notre Dame Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Education by Fr. Tim Scully, C.S.C., the Hackett Family Director of the...

October 5, 2016

Seeking First the Kingdom: Curtis Kleisinger and Mother Teresa Middle School

Since its founding, ACE has graduated nearly 2,000 teachers and leaders. These teachers and leaders have continued to support and transform Catholic education, both directly and indirectly, by living out...

October 5, 2016

Building Change at the Heart of the Education System

Brian Hayes watched President Bush's announcement of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, pondering and worrying about how he could discuss the news with students in his history class the...

September 28, 2016

Insisting on Beauty: The Art of Catholic School Leadership

The obvious trappings that signify schooling in Kisumu, Kenya, are absent here: There are no uniforms, no large, hand-painted signs, and very few students. The outside of the school is...

September 21, 2016

Building Bridges Across the Vastness: Michael O'Connor's Investigation into Literacy Collaborations

The van wound up and down over mountain passes, but no mountains could be seen in the dark. National Forest and "chain-up" signs signaled that this route was rugged and...

September 13, 2016

New Program for Inclusive Education Responds to Need in Catholic Schools

The University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) has established the Program for Inclusive Education, a range of educational opportunities aimed at supporting the needs of all learners...

September 9, 2016

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“I’m going to college in 2025”: Mission accomplished!

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