An article in yesterday 39 s New York Times profiles the rise of courses in creativity the singling out of creativity as its own subject matter as something worth studying in its own right and not incidentally In quot Creativity Becomes an Academic Discipline quot Laura Pappano writes Nearly
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Matt Emerson is the author of Why Faith? A Journey of Discovery (Paulist Press, 2016). His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including America and The Wall Street Journal.
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A New Partnership for Two Ohio Catholic Schools
The closing of Catholic schools is now commonplace forcing dioceses and parishes to find innovative ways to care for the students and faculty at the schools that are shutting down Developments in the Diocese of Cleveland offer one possible response nbsp St John of the Cross Parish SJOC in Eucl
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Our Modern ‘Multiversity’
How can educators enable students to begin to see the parts that make up the whole?
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Lessons from Crossroads Project at Notre Dame
With its recently announced expansion, Notre Dame is making a dramatic statement about the nature and future of education.
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Major News from Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame made news today with its announcement of a major campus expansion In fact the University described it asthe largest building project in its 172-year history integrating the academy student life and athletics with the construction of more than 750 000 square feet in t
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Pope Francis: Teaching to be ‘Great-Souled’
On The Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson asks: What can we do to encourage excellence of soul?
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Catholic Schools Week Begins
As most readers probably know this week is Catholic Schools Week The theme is quot Catholic Schools Communities of Faith Knowledge and Service quot In announcing the week the USCCB noted About 2 1 million students are currently educated in more than 6 600 Catholic schools in cities suburbs
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Theology as a Second Career
The number of older adults joining seminaries is on the rise. On The Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson asks: Why wait?
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Congratulations to Georgetown
A big congratulations to Georgetown University the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the country which today celebrates its 225th Anniversary As the school 39 s website noted On this day in 1789 the university 39 s founder Bishop John Carroll obtained the first deed for the land on w
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Phoenix’s Expansion of Charter Schools
The New York Times reports that the city of Phoenix has an ambitious new agenda to expand its charter schools The goal is to open 25 high-performing schools over five years within 220 square miles of the Phoenix Union High School District The district in South and central Phoenix whose largely po