Our Initiatives

The day-to-day operations of the Institute for Educational Initiatives comprise these units and programs.

Alliance for Catholic Education
Center for Research on Educational Opportunity
Education, Schooling, and Society
Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child
Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education
Notre Dame Center for STEM Education
Program Evaluation and Research
Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research

Alliance for Catholic Education

Alliance for Catholic Education

Strengthening and transforming Catholic education around the country and internationally.

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Center for Research on Educational Opportunity

Center for Research on Educational Opportunity

CREO conducts basic and applied research on schools and the learning process.

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Education, Schooling, and Society

Education, Schooling, and Society

Helping students acquire diverse perspectives on important questions in education.

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Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child

Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child

Working to ensure positive outcomes for children and youth facing adversity.

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Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education

Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education

Transforming literacy scholarship and practice in today's urban and multicultural urban schools.

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Notre Dame Center for STEM Education

Notre Dame Center for STEM Education

Making STEM Education a Force for Good through research and professional formation

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Program Evaluation and Research

Program Evaluation and Research

Designing comprehensive studies that explore the success and impacts of educational programs.

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Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research

Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research

We train doctoral students in research design, implementation, analysis, and inference.

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Tracy Graham
July 9, 2025
Notre Dame Alumnus, Trustee and Former Irish Football Player Tracy Graham to Deliver Keynote at ACE Commencement
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July 7, 2025
Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and Osmania University Partner to Expand Social and Emotional Research and Education Programs
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June 12, 2025
Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and Lucy Family Institute Launch App to Empower Nearly 7,000 Teachers Across India
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May 30, 2025
Building Strong Foundations: A Haitian Mother’s Journey of Empowerment with the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child
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May 28, 2025
Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child Releases Five-Year Review of Research, Learning, and Global Impact
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May 8, 2025
Haitian Leaders and Global Partners Gather at Notre Dame to Reimagine Education in Haiti
Chloe Gibbs
May 7, 2025
Notre Dame Economist Chloe Gibbs Appointed Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research
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May 1, 2025
Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives Hosts Symposium Focused on Bridging Research and Practice in the Science of Reading
Nicole McNeil
April 29, 2025
Science Explains How Children Best Learn Math—And Yes, Timed Practice Helps
Ann Garrido
April 14, 2025
Acclaimed Author and Catholic Educator Ann Garrido to Keynote the 2025 ACE Leadership Conference at the University of Notre Dame
BDE Award Haiti, Global Center for Whole Child
March 19, 2025
Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child Receives Honorary Recognition for Commitment to Catholic Education in Haiti
Gerald Haeffel
March 13, 2025
Notre Dame’s Jerry Haeffel Named Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science