St. Joseph's University, the Jesuit university of Philadelphia, has named Mark Reed as its new President. Reed is currently the vice president for administration as well as a math professor at Fairfield University. He is the first lay president and one of the youngest presidents in school history.  

Read more details here. Congratulations and best wishes to Reed and the St. Joseph's students, faculty, and staff! 

Matt Emerson's essays have appeared in a number of publications, including America, Commonweal, and the Wall Street Journal. The Catholic Press Association named his September 2012 essay "Help Their Unbelief," published in America, as the "best essay" in the category of national general interest magazine for 2012. He is the author of the book Why Faith? A Journey of Discovery (Paulist Press 2016).Articles:Fruitful Searching (Jan. 5-12, 2015)Preambles for Faith (May 13, 2013)Help Their Unbelief (Sept. 10, 2012)Posts at The Ignatian Educator