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THE CONFERENCE SERIES WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY THE FOUNDING CREO DIRECTOR MAUREEN HALLINAN IN THE 1980'S. CREO hosted the 2014 Midwest Sociology of Education Conference on October 16th and 17th. In attendance were faculty members and graduate students from several midwest universities: DePaul...

University Supports STEM Education through Innovative Initiative Excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is critical for our nation’s continued social and economic well-being and security. In order to foster growth in these disciplines, the University of Notre Dame’s...

CONFERENCE INTENDS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND POLICY ON EDUCATIONAL CHOICE IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND ACROSS THE UNITED The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) and Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) hosted “Crossroads of America: The...

New research published by Megan Andrew , an assistant professor of sociology who is also on the faculty of Notre Dame's Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) , demonstrates that primary-grade retention likely affects a student's educational attainments well after that primary school...

Institute for Educational Initiatives fellow Darcia Narvaez has authored a new book whose insights will interest scholars in psychology and other disciplines, as well as many others in and out of academia. Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom is published...

Notre Dame Leads New Initiative to Excite Students about Computer Coding and a Future in STEM Thanks to an innovative camp designed under the auspices of Notre Dame’s Center for STEM Education , students in Catholic schools in Arizona, Florida, and Indiana came away from the summer of 2014 with...