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How a Notre Dame graduate turned research, relationships, and culture into a community learning experience. “Muko tayari, chefs?… Are we ready, chefs?” Working in both Swahili and English, a group of South Bend students embarks on a culinary adventure combining literacy skill-building with...

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) announces the publication of Promoting a Child Development and Learning System in Haiti Amidst Conflict and Crises . Published by Springer Nature, this comprehensive volume chronicles the University’s...

At the University of Notre Dame, being a “force for good” is a commitment to translating academic excellence into tangible solutions for the world’s most vulnerable populations. This mission is the driving force behind the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), which works to...

Era’s Inaugural Panel on Diverse Perspectives Shaping Modern Education If humans are made to learn, why do so many in our society struggle to achieve basic literacy and numeracy? That was the question posed to a packed crowd of students and faculty at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Center auditorium in Era’s...

Neil Boothby, Professor and Director of the University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), has joined a major new initiative, "From Crisis to Care: Catholic Action for Children." This global effort, featuring Vatican and union-level co-sponsorship for the...

Laekan Zea Kemp’s An Appetite for Miracles , a young adult verse novel about finding beauty and goodness amidst brokenness, has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Alexandria Award. The Alexandria Award recognizes a middle grade or young adult book that advances Gospel values through the...