News and Events

September 24, 2024

ND PIER Fellow Sofia Duenas speaks on behalf of the graduate students at the Convocation & Inauguration of Fr. Robert Dowd

Kristin Valentino

October 7, 2022

NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention

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July 18, 2022

Chloe Gibbs to serve on Council of Economic Advisors

Patrick Graff

Graff Named to Inaugural NDIAS Graduate Fellowship Class

Patrick Graff, a fourth-year PhD student in the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) and Burns Fellow in the Program for Interdisciplinary Education Research (PIER) , has been chosen as one of 12 students in the first cohort of the NDIAS-Graduate School Ph.D. Fellowship Program. The...

Dr. Pam Grossman

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

Dr. Pam Grossman, the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, visited the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame on Thursday, March 4, 2020, to deliver a talk entitled, "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. Members are...

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"

Dr. Na'ilah Suad Nasir, President of the Spencer Foundation, presented "Racial Inequality & Schooling: Providing Opportunities for Access & Indentity in a Changing Educational Landscape" for the ND PIER Colloquium and CREO Seminar on Friday, May 3, 2019. Na'ilah Suad Nasir is the sixth President of...

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. Sean Reardon is the endowed...