About the IEI

Advancing Notre Dame's Commitment to the Future of Schools

Founded in 1996 under the direction of Prof. Maureen Hallinan, the Institute for Educational Initiatives has grown dramatically in its 15-year history. It now provides an intellectual home at Notre Dame for more than 60 Faculty Fellows from a range of academic disciplines who are united by a shared interest in K-12 education. Through teaching, research, and outreach, IEI Fellows and affiliates strive to improve the education of all young people, particularly the disadvantaged, with a special--though not exclusive--call to sustain, strengthen, and transform elementary and secondary Catholic schools.