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Nicole McNeil, a professor of psychology, Alliance for Catholic Education College Professor and the director of the Education, Schooling, Society (ESS) program in the Institute for Educational Initiatives , has been awarded the 2022 Grenville Clark Award by the University of Notre Dame. The...

Dr. Mike Macaluso —a Fellow within the Institute for Educational Initiatives and faculty member in the Education, Schooling, and Society program and the Alliance for Catholic Education – has received a Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Dr. Macaluso is one...

In the inaugural conversation of our new education, forward-focused series, Imagine Tomorrow Today, Neil Boothby, Fr. Lou DelFra, and Danta Bien-Aimé explore the compatibility of faith and science in activating the Church to invest in child development and learning: Thinking globally and acting...

In this episode of Office Hours, Dr. Mike Macaluso speaks with three students who are the first ESS Supplemental Majors: Julia French, Kate Morse, and Claire Murphy . The group of seniors talks about their experiences with ESS and encourages everyone to sign up for an ESS course next semester. Visit...

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. Nicole McNeil, professor of psychology and Director of the Education, Schooling, and Society program considers the science behind...

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) at the University of Notre Dame has received three grant awards totalling $3.4 million to fund resilient education programming in Haiti. These awards — from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the LEGO Foundation and USAID — build on Notre...