Cardinal McElroy urges ‘gratitude, compassion, shared purpose’ to heal national divisions October 20, 2025By Nicole Olea OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Jubilee 2025, News, World News In a time when many Americans feel torn by political conflict, healing the nation’s divisions will require a moral reset rooted in gratitude, compassion and shared purpose, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy told an audience at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
Georgetown University names Eduardo Peñalver as next president October 16, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Georgetown University’s board of directors unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, as the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, the Jesuit school announced Oct. 15.
CUA’s president discusses Catholic identity, challenges in higher education and AI October 6, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Commentary Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America, recently spoke with OSV News’ Charles Camosy about how the university is meeting these challenges and growing in recent years.
St. Katharine Drexel’s legacy endures as Black Catholic university she founded turns 100 October 3, 2025By Peter Finney Jr. OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Colleges, News, Saints, World News In a city renowned for its seemingly genetic ability to parade, party and partake, the 100th anniversary of Xavier University of Louisiana has focused on the gifts of faith, love and reading the signs of the times.
Benedictine College in Kansas creates new center to address AI in the classroom September 28, 2025By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Colleges stand on the front lines of the artificial intelligence debate, balancing how to address students that rely on chatbots to write papers and weighing how to best prepare students to enter a new workforce supported by AI.
Loyola receives $2 million NSF grant to empower STEM scholars September 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland has been awarded a $2 million, six-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish the Empowering STEM Scholars for Success (Empowered Scholars) program.
Notre Dame summit aims to bring Christian values to AI revolution September 24, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News As artificial intelligence evolves at lightning speed, the University of Notre Dame has convened a summit to bring Catholic and Christian values to bear on AI technology.
Catholic University launches new AI institute led by Microsoft’s Taylor Black September 19, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America, the national university founded by the U.S. bishops, announced that Taylor Black, director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, has been named founding director of a new interdisciplinary institute on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Notre Dame marks 75th anniversary of Father Peyton’s rosary rally, honors his life, ministry September 9, 2025By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Marian Devotion, News, Saints, World News They also came to celebrate the life and ministry of Father Patrick Peyton (1909-1992), a Holy Cross priest, a Notre Dame graduate and sainthood candidate named “Venerable” in 2017.
Notre Dame of Maryland University establishes School of Integrative Health after merger with MUIH September 4, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Notre Dame of Maryland University became the nation’s first comprehensive university with a school solely dedicated to integrative health on its campus, with the announcement Sept. 3 of a merger with the former Maryland University of Integrative Health.
Jesuit Father James Salmon, noted Loyola professor, dies at 100 August 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father James F. Salmon, who served three stints as a science and theology professor at what is now Loyola University Maryland, died Aug. 17. Father Salmon, who also served as headmaster at Loyola Blakefield from 1973 to 1976, had turned 100 in July after serving 75 years as a priest.
‘Cruel Hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s Opening Mass August 22, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Gun Violence, News, World News 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.
