Mar 31, 2010 / 06:02 am
The Spring 2010 semester at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is only Dr. William Fahey’s second semester as president of the school, but he has already rolled up his sleeves and stepped into his role as a Catholic leader and educator.
Fahey spent nearly a decade at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va. before he came to Thomas More College in the fall of 2007. Though he was “very satisfied” with the work done in the Classics Department at Christendom, “I had arrived at a point where I felt in my bones and I felt very clearly in moments of prayer that I was called to some further service,” Fahey told CNA. “And so, when the opportunity arose to assist at one of the great ‘counter-cultural’ or ‘alternative’ Catholic Colleges, I was excited.”
Two years later, the board asked Fahey, then-provost of the college, to become its third president, a role that has occupied his time almost completely. However, though early in his term, Fahey has made strides in improving the education and Catholicity of the College.
“The most significant change has been the review and development of the curriculum,” Fahey explained. “I was prompted by the Holy Father’s April 2008 Address to Catholic Educators in which he talks about the duty of all educators to strive to ensure students encounter Christ throughout the institution, in particular in their studies.”