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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...

The Alliance for Catholic Education Honored with Seton Award for Serving Nation's Youth

The University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) will be recognized by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award on October 5...

October 2, 2015

Notre Dame ACE Academies Summer Institute Brings Calm, Confidence to Teachers

This summer, teachers from all of the Notre Dame ACE Academies gathered at Notre Dame for the Notre Dame ACE Academies Summer Institute. In addition to the preexisting ACE Academies...

October 1, 2015

A First-Year Teacher Begins to See the Fruits of the Notre Dame ACE Academies Model

"This is a place where things are happening. I have never been anywhere like it." The start of a new school year is a time of fresh pencils and stiff...

October 1, 2015

Expanding Pre-K Options Serves Dual Purpose for Catholic Schools

You might say early-childhood teacher Courtney O'Grady, with help from her students aged three and four, as well as their parents, is writing the book on pre-kindergarten classes as a...

September 29, 2015

Expanding Pre-K Options Serves Dual Purpose for Catholic Schools

You might say early-childhood teacher Courtney O’Grady, with help from her students aged three and four, as well as their parents, is writing the book on pre-kindergarten classes as a...

September 29, 2015

Notre Dame ACE Academies Earn White House Honor for Service to Latino Students

A White House initiative saluting educational excellence for Hispanics has announced its recognition of the innovative Notre Dame ACE Academies as a "Bright Spot in Hispanic Education." On December 12...

September 28, 2015

Fr. Scully Reflects on the Meaning of the Pope's Visit to a Harlem School

In an op-ed piece for the New York Post, Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C., ACE's founder and the Hackett Family Director for Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, offers a...

September 25, 2015

Fr. Joe Corpora to Provide Commentary for Pope's Visit

Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., ACE's Director of the Catholic School Advantage Campaign, will provide live commentary during Pope Francis's Friday visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School (OLQA), an...

September 25, 2015

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A Generational Legacy of Catholic Education

Mike Macaluso Named Senior Editor for the ALAN Review