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Catholic bishops express ‘profound disappointment’ over Texas Dream Act reversal
A federal judge has overturned the long-standing “Texas Dream Act” in a move the state’s Catholic bishops say undermines “just”... Read more
International Religious Freedom Summit offers program for college students
The IRF Summit partnership program, taking place Feb. 3–5, 2025, includes training sessions, guided simulations, and conversations with leading scholars. Read more
Catholic liberal arts college in California has nation’s ‘most conservative’ students
Thomas Aquinas College has been ranked by the Princeton Review as having the most conservative collegiate student body in the... Read more
Catholic university grads report high levels of fulfillment, moral thinking, survey finds
The study found that in areas such as life goals, graduates of Catholic universities and colleges had more of a... Read more
Mary Rice Hasson named visiting fellow for Franciscan University’s Veritas Center
Hasson co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, which offers resources to help parents, churches, and teachers navigate gender... Read more
University of Dallas president: Mission of higher ed is open debate in pursuit of truth
University of Dallas President Jonathan J. Sanford expressed concerns about the level of politicization that reigns in American universities. Read more
Catholic University fires professor who hosted ‘abortion doula’ in class
An email from the school’s president, Peter Kilpatrick, obtained by CNA said that the school began an investigation into the... Read more
Catholic higher ed in 2023: 3 universities that thrived, 1 that decided to close its doors
CNA took a closer look at three Catholic universities that experienced impressive growth in 2023 and one that will be... Read more
Catholic Distance University renamed Catholic International University, plans expansion
The name change is meant “to adjust to the new technologies and the reality of our university that is going... Read more
Report: Leadership of Catholic colleges shifting as religious vocations plummet
A report found that the leadership of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities “has been progressively handed over by the sponsoring... Read more
UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired
A professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored... Read more
MiraVia maternity home brings hope and life to pregnant students in North Carolina
The MiraVia maternity home on the campus of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina has helped more 60 pregnant and... Read more
Students protesting annual drag show at Catholic university threatened with violence
A group of students protesting an annual drag show at Loyola University Chicago said a group of counterprotesters destroyed their... Read more
A monk’s radical proposal for college today: ‘We’re convinced there is objective truth to be learned’
To Abbot Placid Solari, a Benedictine monk who serves as Belmont Abbey’s chancellor, the Catholic faith and college naturally go... Read more
Cornell rejects student group’s call for ‘trigger warnings’
The leaders of Cornell University have rejected a student resolution advocating that the university mandate “content warnings for traumatic content... Read more
Witnesses tell House panel that speech is being silenced on college campuses
Four witnesses testified to the absence of free speech at public universities and alleged bias against conservative and religious students... Read more
This college’s Newman Institute is attracting non-Catholics with its ‘Catholicism 101’ class
Almost half of the students who signed up for the Catholicism 101 class at the University of Nebraska’s Newman Institute... Read more
Methodist-linked university’s Christian conduct code under fire from LGBT advocates
Do church-affiliated universities and Christian moral codes have a place in higher ed? Critics of Seattle Pacific University, it seems,... Read more
Follow in the footsteps of St. Robert Bellarmine: scholarships for scholars
A new scholarship program aims to support future members of the workforce with an “authentically Catholic” education. Read more
Ask the Holy Spirit for guidance, new Catholic University president urges students
Peter Kilpatrick has a background in the hard sciences but spoke to students about matters of the soul, urging them... Read more
