The idea behind Arrupe College was to create an environment in which students who might fall through the cracks at traditional four-year universities would have access to layers of support, so that they would have the opportunity to thrive.
Higher Education
Posted inFaith and Reason
At Jesuit universities, the government’s D.E.I. crackdown is an attack on religious freedom
Now more than ever, it is urgent to stand up for our university’s autonomy to make curricular decisions based on its Jesuit mission.
Posted inNews
‘Cruel Hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s Opening Mass
An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a “cruel hoax,” a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare that led to a campus lockdown.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Can theology survive the crisis in Catholic higher education?
The world of academic theology is facing the cumulative effect of long-building forces, forces reshaping not only theology but the entire structure of higher education.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
David Foster Wallace, A.I. and the future of the humanities
Twenty years ago, David Foster Wallace delivered one of the most widely shared and admired graduation speeches of all time. It still rewards close analysis.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Mission and vision: Stephen Bevans and Catholic theology
Among those recognized at two theology conferences in June was Stephen Bevans, S.V.D., to whom the Catholic Theological Society of America gave its highest honor, the John Courtney Murray Award.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Pope Leo is a Villanova Wildcat. Here’s what that means to a recent grad.
If you think our enthusiasm for our basketball team was intense, just wait until you see our support for Pope Leo XIV.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: the Jesuit building Brazil’s premier Laudato Si’ university
“We were once leaders in petroleum and gas research; now we’re becoming leaders in green hydrogen and carbon capture. This isn’t just a technological shift; it’s a spiritual one.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The battle between universities and Trump is on
Universities need to change. But Trump is attacking the wrong problems.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The future of Catholic theology departments in colleges and universities
Massimo Faggioli’s new book asks the question: “What is [theology’s] intrinsic value if it is not rooted somehow to the ongoing development of the life of the church as a community of disciples attempting to live Jesus-like lives?”