News and Events

Nicole McNeil

May 21, 2022

McNeil wins Notre Dame award for advancing human rights

MikeMacaluso

May 18, 2022

Macaluso wins Joyce teaching award

April 20, 2022

ESS Office Hours: The First Supplemental Majors

Nicole M. McNeil, Professor of Psychology; Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) College Professor; Director, Education, Schooling, & Society (ESS)

February 28, 2022

Think. Pair. Share. with Dr. Nicole McNeil

From The Shamrock to The Dome, traveling a providential path to understanding how children learn and what role education plays in the development of a just society. Dr.

MikeMacaluso

November 24, 2021

Think. Pair. Share. with Dr. Mike Macaluso

From reflections on being the Notre Dame leprechaun to inspiring lifelong, engaged readers. Dr.

November 22, 2021

ESS Office Hours: English Majors

Education, Schooling, and Society Professor Mike Macaluso sits down with senior English majors Lauren Connelly and Luke Sisung to discuss their experiences with ESS, why they chose ESS, and how their ESS experiences will help them in their future endeavors. Visit the ESS website

Zoe (Rote) Kourajian

November 11, 2021

ESS Graduate Zoe (Rote) Kourajian Recognized as a 2021 Domer Dozen Honoree

Zoe (Rote) Kourajian ’16 was recognized as a 2021 Domer Dozen honoree for innovating to give students of all backgrounds a place in the American story. Kourajian spoke on campus at “My Path: Stories of Inspiration from the 2021 Domer Dozen” during the fall 2021 semester.

McNeil, Nicole

September 27, 2021

Nicole McNeil and Colleagues Awarded $2M Grant to Improve Children’s Understanding of Mathematical Equivalence

A team including Nicole McNeil, a professor of psychology and the director of the Education, Schooling, and Society program at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a four-year, $2 million grant to leverage technology to improve children’s understanding of mathematical equivalence. Funded

September 20, 2021

ESS Office Hours: Neuroscience Majors

Welcome to ESS Office Hours!

Quinn McKenna - Education, Schooling, and Society

September 7, 2021

ESS Student Quinn McKenna Featured on "Sign of the Times" Podcast

ESS student Quinn McKenna is a Notre Dame junior who participated in the Center for Social Concerns' Global Living Learning Community (GLLC) during the summer of 2021.

McNeil, Nicole

Nicole McNeil Honored with 2021 Faculty Award by the University of Notre Dame

Nicole McNeil, a professor of psychology, the Alliance for Catholic Education College Professor, and director of the Education, Schooling, Society (ESS) minor in the Institute for Educational Initiatives, has been awarded the 2021 Faculty Award by the University of Notre Dame. The Faculty Award sin

Julian Bonds Frabutt Prize Winner

Notre Dame senior awarded 2021 Frabutt Prize for Outstanding Education Research in the Community

Notre Dame senior Julian Bonds has won the 2021 Frabutt Prize for Outstanding Education Research in the Community for his work analyzing how race is represented in popular high school English texts – research that he’ll use firsthand next year as an ACE teacher in Atlanta. Bonds, an English and his

Andrea Christensen

Dr. Andrea Christensen Honored with 2021 Joyce Award

Dr. Andrea Christensen—a Fellow within the Institute for Educational Initiatives and the director of undergraduate studies for Education, Schooling, and Society—has received a Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Dr.