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Many of the judgments Americans commonly accept about our educational system are myths, according to an award-winning education journalist who addressed an Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) audience on April 30. Read More

Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, joined the University of Notre Dame and other partners on Thursday, April 12, in announcing a new initiative to increase college and career readiness among high school students, especially in the areas of math and science. Read More

America’s K-12 schools, both public and Catholic, are in crisis, said NYU historian and education scholar Diane Ravitch in an April 10 address at the University of Notre Dame. But she pointed out that both have their enduring strengths, and she warned against some of the most popular solutions being proposed to their current problems. Read More

A panel of educational leaders in the South Bend area addressed issues raised by the Notre Dame Forum series on "reimagining K-12 schools," and more than 80 attendees heard success stories from local schools and organizations.

The March 27 event was sponsored by the Notre Dame undergraduates pursuing the Education, Schooling, and Society minor, which is an academic program housed within the Institute for Educational Initiatives. Read More

The 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be commemorated at Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College with the events of "Romero Days" on March 27 and 28.

The 16th annual Romero Days celebration, sponsored by Latin American/North American Church Concerns (LANACC) in the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, will include a screening of the new film, "Monsenor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero," and a preview discussion tying Romero's life to the teaching of Catholic social doctrine. Read More

A panel of educational leaders in the South Bend area will stimulate discussion about issues that have emerged during this year's Notre Dame Forum--and how to view those issues from a local perspective. The event will take place Tuesday, March 27, at 5 pm in the McKenna Center on campus.

Four school principals--Deb Martin of McKinley Primary Center, Karla Lee of Edison Intermediate Center, John Kennedy of New Tech High School, and Darice Austin-Phillips of Perley Primary Fine Arts Academy--will engage in a panel discussion, accompanied by local organizations, teachers, and principals sharing their stories through follow-up poster presentations in the lobby. Heavy hors d'oeurves will be served to encourage continuing conversation. Read More

Global Football and Play Like A Champion Today® partner to create ‘Character Award’ to recognize athletes taking part in Global Ireland Football Tournament

One player from each of 12 schools traveling to Ireland will be nominated for overall award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – GRANBURY, TX – Global Football and the Play Like A Champion Today® Educational Series (PLC) have partnered to create a ‘Character Award’ to recognize athletes participating in the Global Ireland Football Tournament (GIFT) 2012 in Ireland this summer. Read More

More about the March 6 special event, "Skiing Everest," in Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library, 6:30 pm ...

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER MIKE MAROLT

AND THE CAUSE –  THE JIMMIE HEUGA CENTER ENDOWMENT, FIGHTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

In May 2000, after a childhood growing up in Aspen and climbing and skiing in Colorado’s Elk Mountains, twins Mike and Steve Marolt, along with life-long friend Jim Gile, climbed and skied the central peak of Tibet’s Shishapangma.  This marked the first time a person from the Western Hemisphere climbed and skied from 8000 meters (26,000 ft).  Since that time, Mike and Steve have become the only Americans to do this multiple times, preceded by only four other people in the world.  Read More

Amy Langenkamp, O’Shaughnessy Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Notre Dame, has won the Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award for 2011 from the Pacific Sociological Association.

The award honors Langenkamp’s article titled “Effects of Educational Transitions on Students’ Academic Trajectory: A Life Course Perspective,” published in Sociological Perspectives. Read More

TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, “SKIING EVEREST” EXPERTLY EDGES TO EARTH IN A SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh LIbrary, University of Notre Dame; event co-sponsored by the IEI

THE TOP OF THE WORLD – As seen on ESPN, this is an exhilarating documentary about an elite group of skiers who scale the world’s highest mountain, and challenge its most dangerous slopes. Skiing Everest Read More