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Morality Clauses Common at Catholic Schools
5/14/2013
Recent media stories have raised the question of whether morality clauses are appropriate at Catholic schools.

Gonzaga University Approves Knights of Columbus as Official Club
5/1/2013
Reversing an earlier decision by the University, Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh will allow the Knights of Columbus to receive official club status.

‘We Need to Get Stronger,’ Says Catholic College Representative
4/30/2013
In an interview with RealClearReligion reporter Nicholas Hahn, the president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) advocates Catholic identity and compliance with Ex corde Ecclesiae while acknowledging significant room for improvement in Catholic higher education.

A Tale of Three (or More) Schools
4/18/2013
Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas offers his opinion on a New York Jesuit high school's decision to allow a homosexual couple to attend prom, and the responsibilities of a Catholic high school.

Boston College Launches Initiative to Examine Catholic Mission
4/17/2013
Boston College has launched a new initiative to examine the mission of American Catholic higher education through a series of four academic roundtables. The first one took place April 12-14.

Loyola Marymount Dispels Fears, Announces Bioethics Director
4/12/2013
Despite concerns that Loyola Marymount University might choose an abortion-rights advocate as director of its bioethics center, the University has announced its selection of Roberto Dell’Oro, an LMU theology professor and ethicist.

State Universities Welcome Religious Clubs after Gonzaga Snubs Knights of Columbus
4/12/2013
State legislators in Idaho and Virginia have invited religious student clubs to seek official recognition at public universities,even while some Jesuit universities object to the membership policies of the Knights of Columbus.

Gonzaga Denies Knights of Columbus Student Group Because it’s Catholic
4/5/2013
On March 7, Gonzaga University denied an application by the Knights of Columbus to be recognized as a student organization. The reason given: the group requires that its members be Catholic.

Parents Resist Bishop Vasa’s Efforts to Strengthen Catholic Education
3/18/2013
Parents of parochial school students are resisting Bishop Vasa's effort to strengthen Catholic identity at schools in the Diocese of Santa Rosa.

Bishop Vasa Addresses the Challenges Facing Catholic Education
3/13/2013
Diocese of Santa Rosa Bishop Robert Vasa gave an interview with the Catholic World Report's Carl Olson. In it, he speaks about the challenges facing Catholic education.

Alumni Group Hopes to Strengthen Catholic Identity at Loyola Marymount University
3/4/2013
Alumni from Los Angeles' Loyola Marymount University have banded together to form an alliance to try to strengthen Catholic identity at the school.

Bishop Vasa Asks Diocesan Teachers to Uphold the Church's Teachings
3/1/2013
Diocese of Santa Rosa Bishop Robert Vasa has asked all diocesan school teachers to sign a document stating that they will uphold the teachings of the Catholic faith.

University of Portland President Defends Nondiscrimination Policy Against Homosexual Activists
2/28/2013
Despite pressure from homosexual activists, University of Portland President Father William Beauchamp defended the institution's non-discrimination policy.

University of Dayton Rejects Atheist Group's Application for Official Recognition
2/15/2013
For the third time in two years, the University of Dayton has rejected an atheist group's application for official recognition as a student organization.

Boston College Students Criticize President’s Opposition to Assisted Suicide
11/20/2012
This week Boston College law professor Scott FitzGibbon publicly defended BC President Fr. William Leahy, S.J., from student criticism about Leahy’s opposition to a Massachusetts ballot measure that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide.

Papal Nuncio warns of ‘Catholic’ instructors who imperil religious liberty
11/14/2012
The future of religious liberty in the U.S. isn’t only a matter of concern for our country’s bishops, but also for Pope Benedict XVI. His emissary to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, gave an address on November 4th at the University of Notre Dame in which he raised some serious concerns about religious liberty both abroad and in our country.

A Catholic college — or not. It depends on the rating
11/12/2012
At a conference on Nov. 8-9 to help mark its 150th year, Boston College discussed how much its Catholic identity should influence its decisions. Called “Religion and the Liberal Aims of Higher Education” and sponsored by the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, speakers ruminated on the nature of a liberal arts college, but struggled with how a school’s Catholic ownership should influence its life.

“Gender-blind” dorms growing in popularity
11/7/2012
The Kansas City Star reported that a problem facing public and secular colleges and universities is when a person is “Born a male — dresses and lives as a female. Or the other way around.”

Patrick Reilly: “I’ve Seen Significant Improvement in Catholic Higher Education”
10/8/2012
Patrick Reilly, the president of The Cardinal Newman Society, told The Washington Examiner about his own faith, the secularization of many Catholic college and the “significant improvement in Catholic higher education” he has seen in recent years.

Notre Dame’s New Student Affairs Leader Plans Action on Gay Issues
9/13/2012
The University of Notre Dame’s new vice president for student affairs says she will support the University’s Catholic identity but also intends to make the institution more welcoming to homosexual students, according to The Observer.

Scranton University Asserts Greater Authority Over Faculty
8/24/2012
The University of Scranton’s president is at odds with the faculty union over a new policy giving the president more control over the selection of academic department chairmen, and giving the chairmen more authority over other professors, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Jesuit Provincial Seeks ‘Return to Dialogue’ Between Church, Peruvian University
8/23/2012
Andrea Tornielli is reporting at Vatican Insider that the Jesuit Provincial of Peru has sent a letter to the President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference proposing a return to dialogue between the Church and the University of Peru, which the Vatican recently stripped of the titles “Pontifical” and “Catholic.”

Theologians’ Mandatum “Not Meant to Be a Meaningless Norm”
8/20/2012
The National Catholic Register is reporting on The Cardinal Newman Society’s special report on implementation of the mandatum, following Pope Benedict XVI’s statements urging “compliance” with the canonical mandate for college professors who teach Catholic theology.

Villanova Prof., Lewd Performer Outraged by Cancelled Workshop
6/29/2012

Blatty Canon Lawsuit in New York Times... Sort Of
6/27/2012

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