News and Events

Mark Berends

June 3, 2020

University of Notre Dame announces Mark Berends associate vice president for research

Patrick Graff

May 20, 2020

Graff Named to Inaugural NDIAS Graduate Fellowship Class

Dr. Pam Grossman

March 4, 2020

Dr. Pam Grossman Speaks on Exploring Core Practices in Teacher Education

Dr. Mark Berends

February 25, 2020

Berends Elected to the National Academy of Education

Mark Berends, the director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research on Educational Opportunity and a professor of sociology, has been elected to the National Academy of Education. The Academy advances high-quality research that improves education quality and practice.

Dr. Prudence Carter

February 21, 2020

Dr. Prudence Carter Delivers Lecture on Inequality in Society and Schools

On Friday, February 21, 2020, Dr. Prudence Carter, Dean of the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley, visited Notre Dame to deliver "From the Macro to the Micro: Boundaries and Educational (In)equality in Society and Schools" in Remick Commons of Visitation Hall.

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November 1, 2019

Dr. Neil Boothby - “Creating Healthy Brains”

Dr. Neil Boothby, the founding director of the Fostering Resilience Initiative, presented "Creating Healthy Brains" on Friday, November 1st in Remick Commons in Visitation Hall at the University of Notre Dame.

Don Shalvey

October 11, 2019

Don Shalvey Visits Notre Dame, Delivers Lecture on Education Reform

Don Shalvey, the Deputy Director of US Programs for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, visited campus on Friday, October 11, 2019 for "Building Bridges, Empowering Educators, and Naming That Tune: A Conversation with an Education Reform Warrior"

Ashley Rogers Berner

October 7, 2019

Dr. Ashley Rogers Berner Delivers Notre Dame Lecture on Education Policy

On Monday, October 7th, Dr. Ashley Rogers Berner, the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, visited the University of Notre Dame to present the 2019 Notre Dame Lecture on Education Policy. Her talk was entitled, "Education Pluralism: What It Is, and Why It Matters".

Dr. Jeremy Fiel

September 23, 2019

Dr. Jeremy Fiel Delivers Lecture on School Segregation

On Monday, September 23, 2019, Dr. Jeremy Fiel, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona, delivered the lecture "Can Democratizing Educational Opportunities Reduce School Segregation?" in Jenkins-Nanovic Hall.

Na'ilah Suad Nasir

Spencer Foundation President Na'ilah Suad Nasir - "Racial Inequality & Schooling: Providing Opportunities for Access & Indentity in a Changing Educational Landscape"

September 21, 2018

Dr. Sean Reardon - "Education, Opportunity, & Inequality in America"

Dr. Sean Reardon, Professor of Poverty & Inequality in Education at the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University visited Notre Dame on Friday, September 21, 2018, to deliver "Education, Opportunity, & Inequality in America" in B101 Jenkins Nanovic Hall. Dr.

December 9, 2015

New Burns Fellowship Program Supports Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research

A new interdisciplinary fellowship program launched by the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) will train graduate students in state-of-the-art quantitative methods, allowing them to examine the impact of educational policies, programs, and practices. “This is a g