The timetable for reopening college campuses should not be driven solely by fear and risk management, writes Daniel Philpott. The University of Notre Dame is taking the right approach in returning to the classroom.
Catholic Education
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Live update: Jesuit college and university reopening plans
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, institutions are employing different modes of learning to protect the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and community members.
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Survey: U.S. college students are learning less about religion
U.S. college students spend significant time learning about people of different races, political affiliations and sexual orientations.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Why our Jesuit High School is returning to in-person learning this fall
Should I recommend that my school open? What risks are involved in such a decision?
Posted inLetters, Magazine
Letters to the Editor: September
Letters on discerning out of religious life, Julian of Norwich and Catholic schools in the time of coronavirus.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Our plans for school this year will probably fail—and that’s O.K.
Remote, in-person or home schooling: They are all impossible. So why worry about failing?
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University of Notre Dame suspends in-person classes after coronavirus cases increase
The decision was made after a surge in cases since classes resumed on Aug. 10.
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Cristo Rey students taught me how to find consolation—even in a crisis
Just feeling good is spiritually different from the sensation of feeling one’s “heart drawn to God,” even if the circumstances are outwardly negative, bleak.
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Most Catholic universities and colleges skipping 2020 fall sports season
Some notable exceptions, including the University of Notre Dame and Boston College, still plan to play this fall.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
My first week at Notre Dame—where Covid-19 cases are rising
Flora X. Tang reported for classes last week at the University of Notre Dame. She found a lot of improvising to make in-person classes work, but the number of Covid-19 cases on campus rose each day.