The university argued in December 2018 that the National Labor Relations Act, when read in light of the religious freedom clause of the First Amendment, does not authorize the labor board to exercise jurisdiction in this matter.
Higher Education
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Four pro-life philosophers make the case against abortion
There is something contradictory in a society that claims to be protective of the vulnerable but shows a callous indifference to the fate of human beings before the moment of birth.
Posted inFaith, News
President Trump issues new guidance on prayer in public schools
In a separate proposed rule, the administration aims to protect the rights of religious student groups at public universities, giving them equal treatment with secular student groups.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why Jesuit schools should recognize graduate student unions
The National Labor Relations Board recently suggested that graduate students are not entitled to the organizing rights guaranteed to similar workers. But Jesuit schools should not stop unionization efforts.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Monks at Saint Anselm clash with college board over power
Monks at a Catholic college in New Hampshire faced off in court Monday against the school’s board of trustees in a dispute over an effort to limit the the monks’ power — a move some worry could lead to increased secularization.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Graduate students at Catholic universities need faith formation, too
There are now a large number of graduate students in Catholic higher education, and few of them encounter anything substantive in regards to faith formation, religious meaning-making or the role of spirituality in their lives.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
The humanities may seem pointless, but that is the point
Humanities education is imperiled and undervalued in an a society that worships short-term usefulness, writes Santiago Ramos. But there is a rebellion in defense of educating the soul.
Posted inFaith, Features
What Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish can teach us about American Catholicism
What has football contributed to American Catholicism? What has Catholicism contributed to American football? For Catholics, it is particularly worth revisiting Notre Dame’s unique story.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What Theodore Hesburgh missed about Catholic universities
Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s somewhat idiosyncratic relation to St. John Henry Newman’s capacious mind on Catholic higher education.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Loneliness isn’t something you can ‘fix’ (or need to)
A conversation with Gabriella Jeakle about learning to live with loneliness at college and beyond