Michael F McLean Ph D President of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula CA recently delivered a talk to Catholic professionals and those in business arguing for the value of a Catholic liberal arts education Dr McLean hit familiar notes — the Catholic liberal arts develop character deepen
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Why Shakespeare?
Should teachers teach Shakespeare Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post summarizes a recent debate sparked by one teacher 39 s refusal to do so What do you think of Shakespeare Should Shakespeare be mandatory for American high school students Do you have a favorite Shakespeare play or sonnet a
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The Decline of Faith Among Young Catholics
Writing at the Nationanl Catholic Reporter Professor Christian Smith sociolologist at Notre Dame describes the quot grim quot situation concerning the attrition of faith among young Catholics Here is an important paragraph By contrast my National Study of Youth and Religion is a longitudinal
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What is College?
Hunter Rawlings President of the Association of the American Universities knows what it 39 s not So let rsquo s acknowledge that college is nbsp not nbsp a commodity It rsquo s a challenging engagement in which both parties have to take an active and risk-taking role if its potential value is to
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Chris Martin in Remembrance of Beau Biden
Many readers know that Chris Martin lead singer of Coldplay sang quot Til Kingdom Come quot at the funeral of Beau Biden It 39 s a beautiful song a piece of poetry one hears on retreats and in similarly spiritual settings Here are the lyrics Steal my heart and hold my tongueI feel my time m
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The Cost of Forgiving Student Loans
Taxpayers could be on the hook for $3.5 billion for defrauded Corinthian College students.
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Cincinnati and the Closing of Catholic Schools
Hannah Sparling at The Cincinnati Enquirer chronicles the struggles of Catholic schools An excerpt The dichotomy illustrates the plight of Catholic schools nationwide While some are exploding turning away hopeful applicants others are dwindling to nothing In the early 1960s there were more tha
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LMU Reflects on the Leadership of David W. Burcham
The currrent edition of LMU Magazine has compiled a number of reflections on the work and legacy of David W Burcham who just completed his tenure as president of Loyola Marymount University Those praising Burcham 39 s leadership include alumni professors board members and a range of others af
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Is academic freedom under threat on American campuses?
Is free speech under threat on American campuses?
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Jesuit Schools Roundup
In the wake of graduation here are a few recent items concerning Jesuit institutions that readers might find of interest nbsp nbsp New Boston College program enables students to receive a B A and a J D within six years nbsp Seattle University receives two donations totaling more than 40 milli