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UPDATE: Colleges with strong Catholic identity see record enrollment in fall 2024
Amid low enrollment at academic institutions across the country, Catholic colleges and universities with strong Catholic identities have bucked the... Read more
Catholic liberal arts college in California has nation’s ‘most conservative’ students
Thomas Aquinas College has been ranked by the Princeton Review as having the most conservative collegiate student body in the... Read more
Meet the crop of new leaders in Catholic higher education
Of the more than 200 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States, several are in the midst of major... Read more
Thomas Aquinas College goes off the grid with green power plan
The Catholic college launched an energy program that has nearly eliminated the college’s carbon footprint while saving $600,000 a year. Read more
Class of ’24: Commencement speakers range from ‘The Chosen’ actor to a Catholic cardinal
Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong, and Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs will address... Read more
First Catholic college in South Carolina to open in fall 2024
Rosary College in Greenville, South Carolina, will open as a two-year liberal arts college. Read more
Historic Notre Dame College in Ohio to close this spring after 100 years
Though the school has been struggling with debt for the past few years, the announcement was sudden, falling just months... Read more
Two Catholic universities among the worst for free speech in America, watchdog says
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression listed both Georgetown University and Fordham University near the bottom. Read more
Minnesota single-sex Catholic colleges say students who identify as ‘nonbinary’ may apply
Two single-sex Catholic colleges in Minnesota are allowing males and females to openly apply to either one of the respective... Read more
Report: Leadership of Catholic colleges shifting as religious vocations plummet
A report found that the leadership of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities “has been progressively handed over by the sponsoring... Read more
Moms on campus: How are Catholic colleges helping students facing unexpected pregnancies?
Spurred by last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Catholic colleges are devoting more resources to support young moms, a... Read more
Newman Guide expands to include K-12 and more in ‘faithful Catholic’ school guide
Starting in April, the Cardinal Newman Society’s “Newman Guide” will include K–12 schools, home-school programs, and graduate programs. Read more
Belmont Abbey College launches $100 million campaign to fund campus, academic improvements
The Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina is known for its faithfulness to Catholic teaching and has seen a... Read more
Male-female roommates at Catholic colleges? These schools are OK with it
Allowing students of the same biological sex to cohabitate is part of a broader embrace of gender ideology gaining traction... Read more
A Catholic guide to March Madness 2021
CNA is once again providing its annual look at all of the Catholic colleges and universities among the 68 teams... Read more
Two US Catholic colleges resume Rome study abroad programs
At a time when many universities in the U.S. are only offering online classes this fall, American students from two... Read more
Faced with universal quarantine, Benedictine College turned to Mary
Benedictine College had a problem. After students returned to campus for the fall semester, 38 of them tested positive for... Read more
Notre Dame classes go online for two weeks amid rising COVID-19 cases
The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday announced a two-week hiatus from in-person class instruction, amid a growing number of... Read more
Notre Dame to start fall semester early as colleges weigh in-person options
The University of Notre Dame announced this week that students will return to campus in the fall, with the semester... Read more
Franciscan University president resigns
Fr. Sean Sheridan, TOR, has resigned as president of Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Fr. Sheridan informed the university’s trustees... Read more
