The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and its James R. Squire Office of Policy Research in English/Language Arts unveiled three new policy briefs to address the urgency in expanding literacy instruction to ensure students are prepared to thrive in a world that is increasingly diverse...

On March 29, the dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame announced that IEI Fellow Ernest Morrell has been named Associate Dean for the Humanities and Equity in the College of Arts and Letters, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. An expert in critical...

From Beowulf and hip-hop to the power of literacy transforming lives and changing the world Ernest Morrell, Director of the Center for Literacy Education, Coyle Professor of Literacy Education, and faculty member in the English, and Africana Studies Departments at Notre Dame, discusses the power of...

Dr. Ernest Morrell, Director of the Center for Literacy Education and the Coyle Professor of Literacy Education, was recently featured by the Notre Dame Stories team for his efforts to expand literacy education research. Read more on stories.nd.edu

“Can literacy, especially storytelling, change lives and the world? Absolutely!” Dorothy Lee, Coyle Fellow and Executive Director of LitWorld, and Ernest Morrell and Jodene Morrell recently co-published the research brief “Why Stories Matter” which is now available as a downloadable PDF. In this...