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ND experts offer insight on ‘Dilexi Te’

This article was originally published by Carrie Gates on news.nd.edu on October 10, 2025. On Thursday (Oct. 9), Pope Leo XIV issued his first major document, “Dilexi Te” (“I Have...

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Seeds of Service: From AICSN to ACE Teaching Fellows

A time of service is often framed as a commitment with an end date. But for Farrell Moorehead, Morgan Pulliam, and Declan Ryan-Lawton—three current ACE Teaching Fellows—that time became the...

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Trinter wins Christ the Teacher Award

The 2023 Christ the Teacher Award was presented yesterday to Chrissy Trinter, the director of the ACE Ascent Program who teaches mathematics education courses as a member of ACE's faculty...

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Sr. Draru, Fr. Bechina vist ACE

Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, LSMIG, doesn’t remember the name of her first teacher, but she’ll never forget her impact. As a child in Uganda, Draru and her siblings walked eight...

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ACE (mid-)Summer 2023 Highlights

With ACE Summer at the halfway point, see who’s back on Notre Dame’s campus for early mornings, late nights, and everything in between.

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In Memory of Sr. Lourdes Sheehan, R.S.M.

Sr. Lourdes Sheehan, R.S.M., the first director of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) and an instrumental force as it began its teacher formation efforts, died Thursday, June 1. Sr...

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Why Not Both?

Jack Maier, a member of the 28th cohort of ACE Teaching Fellows in Los Angeles, found himself at a fork in the road when he graduated from Notre Dame: pursue...