The University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., is launching a new early childhood center to care for the young children of its faculty and community members.
Colleges
Loyola accepts 11 ventures for Baltipreneurs Accelerator
Loyola University Maryland announced that its Simon Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship accepted 11 new ventures for the center’s 2024-25 Baltipreneurs Accelerator.
Benedictine abbot, retired professor, goes back to high school as ‘lifelong learner’
A Benedictine abbot, former college professor and secondary education teacher is now among the students at his abbey’s Catholic high school, proving that — as he told OSV News — “all of us should continue to be learners our entire life long.
Catholic University faces $30M ‘structural deficit’ amid higher education headwinds
The Catholic University of America is facing a “structural deficit of $30 million” that the school “must address through both budget cuts and revenue growth,” said president Peter Kilpatrick in a Dec. 6 email to alumni.
Catholic college’s grand ‘botafumeiro,’ inspired by Spain, honors Christ the King
It was the feast of Christ the King — Sunday, Nov. 24 — and excited yet hushed murmurs of expectation rippled through the worshippers assembled for vespers at Christendom College’s Christ the King Chapel in Front Royal.
Blue Peak Center helps children with autism thrive
At the Blue Peak Center for Applied Behavior Analysis, the aim is more than just working to modify the behavior of young children with autism. It is also to help them and their families thrive and learn to cope with the world around them.
Georgetown U. president steps down for health reasons in ‘most difficult decision’ ever
The longest-serving president of Georgetown University will step down after 23 years for health reasons.
DePaul University president ‘appalled’ by attack on two Jewish students on campus
Two Jewish students were attacked on the campus of Catholic-run DePaul University in Chicago Nov. 6 and the school’s president said he was “appalled” by the incident. The attack was part of a wave of anti-Jewish hostility in the Chicago area in recent weeks.
Corpus Christi embraces new mission of campus, marriage ministries
Corpus Christi’s status as an independent parish will soon change as the Bolton Hill faith community prepares to join with the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a combined parish seated at the basilica.
Pope: Rome’s Jesuit-run university must be rooted in Gospel, voice of poor
Fewer lecterns and more round tables are needed in higher education for students and staff to come together to dialogue, seek the truth and truly fulfill the mandate of a Jesuit-run institution, Pope Francis said.
Jesuit Father Donahue, New Testament scholar and Loyola Blakefield graduate, dies at 91
Jesuit Father John R. Donahue, a noted professor at two Baltimore universities, died Oct. 28. The Baltimore native and Loyola Blakefield graduate was 91.
St. Mary’s Seminary faculty member named coadjutor, future bishop of Oslo, Norway
Sulpician Monsignor Fredrik Hansen, who also serves as assistant professor of pastoral studies at St. Mary’s Seminary, said he’s excited to return home and that his time in Baltimore has served him well.