Legionary College

THE SACRAMENTO BEE, Nov. 8 — The Legion of Christ plans to build a Catholic university in the Sacramento, Calif., area and is considering a number of locations for a campus, reported the city's daily. The Sacramento region is the largest in the state without a private four-year university. Bishop William Weigand welcomed the congregation's plans.

Won On Appeal

CHRONICLE.COM, Nov. 15 — Six months after denying preliminary accreditation to Virginia's Patrick Henry College, the American Academy for Liberal Education has approved the institution after an appeals process clarified the college's teachings in favor of creationism, reported the Web site of The Chonicle of Higher Education.

No-Nonsense Nun

USA TODAY, Nov. 12 — Sister Alice Hess of Philadelphia's working-class Archbishop Ryan High School is at once a throwback to a different era and a model for modern educators concerned with academic standards, reported the national newspaper in an extensive feature.

Her record of achievement after 40 years of teaching math is awesome: Anywhere from 89% to 96% of her calculus students score 5 out of 5 on the advanced placement exam each year.

Catholic Politician

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Nov. 13 — Bernhard Vogel, minister-president of the German state of Thuringia, was recently awarded an honorary doctor of law degree for “his efforts to achieve political goals in accord with the Western moral tradition represented by the Catholic Church,” the Washington, D.C., university announced.