University of Dallas News

Catholic college students from across the country are participating in the Undergraduate Summer Rome Program run by the University of Dallas at its Rome campus this month, the University announced.

The semester in Rome program run by the University of Dallas is "widely respected as one of the best in higher education," according to our recommendation of UD at TheNewmanGuide.com.

In response to a recent survey of Catholic university presidents, leaders interviewed by Catholic News Service stressed the importance of Catholic identity on campus.

A University of Dallas student, Amy Sullivan, studying in Rome, reflects on the historic days at the Vatican.

Students from the University of Dallas Italy campus are hoping to be present in St. Peter's Square when the new pope is elected some time this month, the University reports.

The Catholic University of America president John Garvey and University of Dallas historian Susan Hanssen reflect on Pope Benedict XVI's role in strengthening Catholic higher education.

Many Catholic colleges and universities are taking part in the “Year of Faith” proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, with spiritual and academic activities aimed at strengthening faith on campus, according to a new report published by The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS).

The Cardinal Newman Society today released the 2012-2013 edition of The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College with significant new features, as well as a new companion magazine for Catholic high school students and their parents titled My Future, My Faith.

Three colleges that appear in The Newman Guide for their fidelity to Catholic teaching were recently honored by the American Council of College Trustees and Alumni for the strength of their curriculum. Many others received high marks as well.

Just days after he was named the new Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop James Conley urged students at Harvard University to heed Blessed John Henry Newman’s warnings about the dangers of moral relativism, according to EWTN.

The criteria used in most college rankings, like the ones newly released by U.S. News & World Report, don’t include some of the most important factors for Catholic families choosing a college.  These include quality of the core curriculum, study in authentic Catholic theology and philosophy, interdisciplinary study, ethical formation, morality of campus life, and more.

How should Catholic families evaluate colleges? Forbes Magazine lists many Catholic colleges high in its annual U.S. college and university rankings, but beware: like most college rankings, Forbes tends to mistake “big” and “popular” for “best.” Six Catholic schools made it into the top 100 out of the 650 schools listed this year including The University of Notre Dame (No. 12), Boston College (No 26), Georgetown University (No. 38), College of the Holy Cross (No. 41), University of Santa Clara (No. 72), and Villanova University (No. 83).

The University of Dallas recently brought Fr. Matthew Lamb, a theologian lauded for integrity, intelligence and orthodoxy, to campus for the Sixth Annual John Paul II Lecture.

A group of students and campus ministers from University of Dallas gave up their spring breaks last month to help Joplin, Mo., recover from the tornado that devastated it last year.  The Dallas crew spent a week working to clean and paint the local offices of Catholic Charities.

Edited commentary challenging Christian beliefs against homosexual activity

University of Notre Dame students came in second . . .

The new University of Dallas School of Ministry, successor to the university’s acclaimed Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies, expects to double its enrollment to more than 1,600 in the next four years.