Harvard theologian Father Francis X. Clooney named inaugural ICJS Silber-Obrecht Lecturer at Loyola Maryland September 19, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies named Jesuit Father Francis X. Clooney as the inaugural Silber-Obrecht Lecturer at Loyola University Maryland.
Notre Dame of Maryland looking forward to expanding “mission” to male students, but change creates a stir among alumni and students September 15, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News After 127 years as primarily an all-women’s undergraduate college, change is on the way at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Notre Dame of Maryland renovating science center September 15, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Notre Dame of Maryland University officials held a wall-breaking ceremony Sept. 8 and then delivered a breakdown of their planned $9 million renovation of the college’s Knott Science Center.
Notre Dame of Maryland going coed in fall 2023 September 13, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Notre Dame of Maryland University announced Sept. 13 it will begin accepting male students to all of its undergraduate programs, changing to a coeducational model after more than 125 years of offering a traditional women’s college education.
Blessed Virgin Mary statue returns to Mount, but renovations aren’t complete July 21, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned July 20 to her perch at the National Shrine Grotto overlooking Mount St. Mary’s University, but not yet as a finished product.
Loyola receives $3 million donation for Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship June 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland graduates Nick Simon and Susie Simon made a $3 million donation to the Baltimore school’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship that will help support the center’s scholarship and research programs, according to a June 7 news release.
Judge blocks Catholic University of America’s sale of Dorothy dress May 24, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, News, World News A federal judge prevented The Catholic University of America from selling a dress worn by Judy Garland in the “Wizards of Oz” the day before it was scheduled to be auctioned.
Catholic college graduates praised for pandemic resilience May 19, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News At Catholic college and university graduation ceremonies across the country, speakers praised students for lessons learned during these past four years that had nothing to do with classes, projects or late-night study sessions, but instead with how they adapted to their workload during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ukrainians ‘have made the Bible come alive’ for world, says archbishop May 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News Ukrainians “have made the Bible come alive for the world,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, told graduates of the University of Notre Dame May 15.
Notre Dame of Maryland students recreate 99-year-old photos May 6, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News The cast of Notre Dame of Maryland University’s production of the Shakespearean comedy “As You Like It” joined forces with a class of digital photography students to recreate 99-year-old images of their predecessors, with the results now on display in an online exhibit.
Emmitsburg grotto awaits return of statue of Blessed Virgin Mary May 5, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is expected to be returned to its high perch at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes overlooking the campus and surrounding countryside this summer.
Mount St. Mary’s University joining Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference July 1 May 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg is joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference July 1, the university announced May 2.