Students Committed to Christ in the Capital of the World

BY Justin Bell

May 17-23, 2009 Issue

Born and raised in Baltimore, Greg Bramble began to drift from his Catholic faith around the age of 12, about the time his family stopped attending Mass.

When he arrived at Columbia University in New York, he found many opportunities and made many friends, but was unhappy and unfulfilled.

One... READ MORE

College Mourns ‘Bold’ President

BY DANA LORELLE

May 10-16, 2009 Issue

There are plenty of numbers from the life of Dr. Thomas Dillon, the 18-year president of Thomas Aquinas College in California who died in a car accident in Ireland days before his 63rd birthday. Among them: 38 — number of years he spent at the college; $100 million — amount raised under his... READ MORE

TV’s Monastery

BY Sue Ellin Browder

A School for the Lord’s Service

May 3-9, 2009 Issue

Father Christopher Jamison is the abbot of Worth, a Benedictine monastery in Sussex, England. He is also president of the International Commission on Benedictine Education and the host of the popular BBC documentary series “The Monastery.”

On Abbot Jamison’s recent trip to the United... READ MORE

Bookstore Alert

BY BARB ERNSTER

Catholic Universities Unwittingly Promote Peter Singer

April 26-May 2, 2009 Issue

DALLAS — With three kids in college, Alex Galbraith is aware of the assault on traditional values on college campuses — even Catholic campuses. But when he received an eFollett ad promoting The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer from the bookstore at the University of Dallas, where his daughter... READ MORE

Shakespeare in Alberta

BY Thomas L. McDonald

A New Catholic College Explores the Bard

April 19-25, 2009 Issue

Aquixotic endeavor rises in the rolling hills of Alberta, Canada. Two hours west of Edmonton, and an hour from the nearest city of any real size, lies the town of Derwent.

Population? Approximately 117.

Yet an amazing project has taken root in this isolated outpost. Deacon Ken Noster and his... READ MORE

Jane Austen: Living Toward the Eternal

BY AMY SMITH

Jane Austen’s Novels Help Us Pursue the Good, Scholar Says

April 12-18, 2009 Issue

The novels of Jane Austen have been literary favorites for generations.

Perhaps her best-loved work is Pride and Prejudice, the quintessential romantic comedy that follows Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as they progress from wrong first impressions to self-awareness, then mutual respect and love.... READ MORE

Faith at a Fair Price

BY Anthony Flott

Study Links Faithfulness to Affordability in Catholic Colleges

March 29-April 4, 2009 Issue

A study released by the Cardinal Newman Society indicates that one fruit of faithfulness at Catholic colleges is affordability. But one Catholic education administrator says the study isn’t comparing the right fruits.

On Feb. 18, the Newman Society, a Manassas, Va.-based organization that works... READ MORE

Students Paying to Be Poor on Spring Break

BY PAUL A. BARRA

Students from many Catholic colleges are “paying to become poor,” said one college official, commenting on spring break mission trips.

March 22-28, 2009 Issue

MANASSAS, Va. — Spring break activities for many Catholic college students have evolved from the old pattern of too much beer and too few clothes on a sunny beach. And it’s not just because recent drug violence in Mexico is making partying dangerous there.

“People are sometimes amazed by... READ MORE

Teaching Business and Ethics

BY Annamarie Adkins

Jeffrey Cornwall, author of Bringing Your Business to Life, also brings an ethical view to the business classroom.

March 15-21, 2009 Issue

As it is for many converts, it was the Catholic intellectual tradition that drew Jeffrey Cornwall to the Church. So it’s natural that he should bring his faith to his intellectual work.

Cornwall directs the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., and is... READ MORE

2 Crises on Campus

BY JEFF ZIEGLER

Economic Crisis, Catholic Identity Are Top Concerns of College Presidents

March 8-14, 2009 Issue

Catholic colleges and universities seem to be facing two challenges these days: one financial, the other spiritual.

The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities held its annual meeting in Washington amid growing concerns about the nation’s economic crisis. Georgetown University’s... READ MORE

Stronger Schools

BY Amy Smith

Catholic Identity Means a College Community in Pursuit of Truth, Says Msgr. Swetland

February 15-21, 2009 Issue

It’s National Catholic Colleges Week, where a number of activities around the country are planned to highlight the accomplishments of Catholic colleges and celebrate their role in society.

Sponsored by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and the National Catholic College... READ MORE

Designed to Teach

BY JENNIFER SAWYER

Thomas Aquinas College Almost Set to Dedicate $23 Million Chapel

February 8-14, 2009 Issue

SANTA PAULA, Calif. — The dedication of Thomas Aquinas College’s new campus chapel promises to be a significant landmark in the history of Catholic liberal arts education.

Those who travel to the campus for the early March event will be greeted by Our Lady of the Most Holy... READ MORE

Big Man on Campus

BY Anthony Flott

With Orthodoxy’s Centenary, A Chesterton Revival at Colleges

February 1-7, 2009 Issue

Parents and professors beware: There is a danger lurking on Catholic university and college campuses that threatens to radically change students.

G.K. Chesterton.

Once embraced by higher education, Catholic and secular, Chesterton later was mostly erased from curricula. But as the world marks the... READ MORE

By Hook or by Book

BY TIM DRAKE

Hard Times Force New Publishing Arrangements in the New Year

January 25-31, 2009 Issue

Catholic book publishers have been hit by the economy like everyone else. Given the pressures they face, that could mean Catholics will have a more difficult time finding books they want to read.

In response, publishers have been forced to make cutbacks and seek alternative arrangements to survive... READ MORE

Vatican Upgrades Rome Bioethics School

BY Edward Pentin

January 4-10, 2009 Issue

VATICAN CITY — In a year when the “culture of death” seemed to win many victories, news from Rome seemed to provide some hope.

The Vatican gave its highest stamp of approval to the School of Bioethics at Rome’s Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College in order to help the faculty reach the top... READ MORE

Donation Transforms Kenya Catholic University

BY Nicole Ficere Callahan

Book Project Makes All the Difference

December 21, 2008-January 3, 2009 Issue

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Andrew Sicree spent only a year volunteering at Strathmore College, a Catholic institution of higher learning in Nairobi, Kenya. But he’s part of the reason Strathmore is now a university.

In 1986-87, Sicree volunteered to teach computer data processing at what was... READ MORE

Campus Counterculture

BY Stephen Vincent

Princeton Effort Gives Rise to Marriage and Family Network

December 14-20, 2008 Issue

The destructive tendencies of the “hook-up” campus culture caused Cassandra DeBenedetto, a 2007 Princeton University graduate, to found the Love and Fidelity Network, which promotes a healthy view of family, marriage and sexuality.

Register correspondent Stephen Vincent talked with her after... READ MORE

Strong Faith, State School

BY Justin Bell

After 80 Years Newman Center Innovates at Illinois

November 30-December 6, 2008 Issue

Celebrating its 80th anniversary with a major renovation, St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is perhaps the most vibrantly robust in the nation. With a 584-bed residence hall, cafeteria, on-campus Gothic-style chapel, course offerings, and 88 young... READ MORE

Telling Truth to Youth About Abortion

BY Nicole Ficere Callahan

Human Life Alliance Renews Its Efforts to Change Hearts and Minds

November 23-29, 2008 Issue

Maria Gagliano of Vanderbilt University heard about Human Life Alliance (HLA) when she attended a Students for Life of America conference at the University of Tennessee last fall.

“The Human Life Alliance materials were so eye-catching and well-researched,” she said. Gagliano’s pro-life... READ MORE

Animal-Rights Voices Grow on Campus

BY Stephen Vincent

Discussions about animal-research ethics that were once confined to philosophy courses are showing up as requirements for students in medical and veterinary schools and graduate science programs.

November 16-22, 2008 Issue

NEW YORK — When considering the use of animals in research, it is easy to find extreme views.

There are those in academic circles, such as Princeton University’s Peter Singer, who would afford some animals rights equal to those of humans, as well as anarchists who attack facilities engaged in... READ MORE

Page 2 of 45 pages  <  1 2 3 4 >  Last Page »