Wall Street Journal poll ranks Benedictine College among top 10 most highly recommended colleges September 21, 2024By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News A recent survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal, ranked Benedictine College, a small Catholic liberal arts college, as the sixth most highly recommended college by its students and recent alumni.
Notre Dame of Maryland partners with Goucher College for nursing program September 17, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Notre Dame of Maryland University and Goucher College are partnering to offer a fast-track bachelor of science nursing degree program for students to earn a second degree.
University of Notre Dame’s new president aims to be a bridge-builder September 17, 2024By Jill Boughton OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The investiture of the 18th president of Notre Dame, Holy Cross Father Robert A. Dowd was a bit more involved, and it extended over Sept. 12 and 13, just before two feasts with particular significance for the Congregation of Holy Cross: the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14) and Our Lady of Sorrows (Sept. 15).
University of Notre Dame unveils new no-loan, need-blind policy for undergrads September 17, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News With student loan debt soaring, the University of Notre Dame has unveiled a new “no-loan policy” for undergraduate students, while also expanding its need-blind admissions policy to include domestic and international students.
Hallow partners with Catholic universities to cultivate student prayer lives September 16, 2024By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, social media, World News This fall, as students return to college and university campuses, Hallow, the acclaimed prayer app, is working to help students build a vibrant faith life through forming partnerships with Catholic educational institutions across the country.
Indiana college’s outdoor sacred space dedicated to Mary is place for prayer, Mass, meditation September 16, 2024By Kasia Balsabaugh OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News A Holy Cross College student’s vision for an outdoor sacred space became reality this semester with the new Our Lady of Holy Cross Shrine dedicated Sept. 4.
Distance learning expands continuing-education opportunities September 12, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The Center for Continuing Formation opened in 1996 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Homeland to encourage priests, bishops, deacons and lay ecclesial ministers to grow intellectually and spiritually,
Franciscan University to launch new program in D.C. after $10 million gift September 12, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, announced new plans Sept. 3 to launch a program helping students engage in political and cultural work in the nation’s capital after a multi-million dollar gift.
Federal appeals court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools September 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of granting a Title IX exemption for religious post-secondary institutions that receive federal funding.
Pope: Church needs university dedicated to educating missionaries August 31, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Missions, News, Vatican, World News While expert scholarship and good stewardship mean the pontifical universities in Rome should be working together, Pope Francis said it is essential that the Pontifical Urbanian University does not lose its centuries-long focus on preparing missionaries from and to the varied cultures of the world.
Notre Dame of Maryland University set to break enrollment record for second straight year August 15, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Notre Dame of Maryland University is set to welcome one of its top three largest classes of new undergraduates for a second year in a row in the 2024-25 academic year, according to an Aug. 14 news release.
In university summer program, students do hands-on research, learn faith and science not at odds August 15, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry Students — many of whom are exploring careers in science — conduct hands-on, faculty-mentored research, design and perform experiments, analyze and interpret data, and present their results.
