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To increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. That’s the goal of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. No small goal; no small task.

Nicole McNeil, the Director of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Education, Schooling, and Society, an ACE Professor of Psychology, and a fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, has been selected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.   The Association is a nonprofit org

An upcoming panel discussion titled “Innovation in Education: South Bend Area Perspectives” will focus on innovative approaches to teaching pioneered in South Bend K-12 classrooms. The free event will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Notre Dame’s interdisciplinary minor in Education, Schooling, and Society (ESS) enters the 2012-2013 academic year with new leadership, inviting undergraduates to study K-12 learning and education from new perspectives. The new director of ESS is Nicole McNeil, ACE Associate Professor of Psychology

Nicole McNeil, the ACE Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the Boyd McCandless Award, an honor given annually by the American Psychological Association to an outstanding early-career scholar in developmental psychology. McNeil is a Fellow of the Insti

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 pursui

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.

Nancy McAdams, an educator who has helped to give countless young people transformative experiences of learning and teaching, will retire as associate director of Notre Dame’s Education, Schooling, and Society (ESS) minor program, effective Feb.