The final design of the graffiti mural, along with the choice of artist to paint it, were great ways to highlight the bold moves the university was making.
Higher Education
Posted inFaith, News
Franciscan University president resigns; search underway for successor
Franciscan Father Sean O. Sheridan, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville since 2013 submitted his resignation to the university’s board of trustees.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
We’re sacrificing our kids’ mental health to the college admission industrial complex
For high school seniors, existential angst about what schools they will get into, how much aid they will receive and how much debt they will need to take on to get a degree has become a national rite of passage.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Couple creates a new scholarship for L.G.B.T. Catholics
Dismayed by the negative messages L.G.B.T. Catholics often face regarding their place in the church, Greg Bourke and Michael De Leon decided to take action.
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Wheeling Jesuit University to remain open under financial exigency plan
Wheeling Jesuit University announced March 27 that it will remain open under the board of trustees’ existing declaration of financial exigency.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The difficult questions Catholics need to ask after the college admissions scandal
Asking the question about access to universities overlooks the painful truth that the entire journey of education is profoundly challenging for the poor and people of color.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
Cornel West and Robert P. George on Christian love in the public square
When it comes to improving the public discourse in the United States, is bringing back “civility” enough? Should we instead speak of restoring love to our political debates?
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Why Catholic moral theology is a sign of hope in today’s church
The engagement with intersectionality by moral theologians continues the historical process by which the tradition has always learned from ways of knowing outside of itself.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Even at Catholic high schools, college is not for everyone
Catholic high schools should not be limited to the college-bound. In order to serve all communities, they must also serve students who wish to avoid college debt and to go straight into the workforce.
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Is archaeology academic liturgy?
Recognizing the ritual nature of scientific inquiry will allow universities to undertake that inquiry in a manner that better serves its mission.