James Dearie

Religious Life: A new facility is opening in St. Louis to keep the history of one of the Catholic Church's most influential orders in the United States alive and well-preserved.

College roundup: Boston College contributes to hockey gold; Massimo Faggioli gets his first U.S. degree; Marian U. and Ivy Tech community college reciprocate; Felician University celebrate black history month with poetry

College roundup: Catholic Theological Union and Notre Dame's McGrath Institute for Church Life each get $1 million; Love Saxa misses out on donations; Mess Hall offers on-site learning.

The landscape of Catholic higher education is changing, but the benefit it offers to students and the world is unmistakable; this was the consensus at this year's Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities annual meeting held in Washington, D.C., Feb. 3-5.

College roundup: It's a crucial time for the annual remembrance for Notre Dame de Namur Sr. Dorothy Stang; College of Holy Cross will keep its mascot "Crusaders"; Anjan Chakravartty of Notre Dame University named first chair of the Appignani Foundation for the study of atheism at the University of Miami

Washington -- The annual Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities meeting comes amid reports that small Catholic colleges are struggling in a world where competition for funding and students has grown fierce.

College roundup: New scholarship program for entrepreneurs at Seton Hill; St. Thomas University School of Law wins national competition; Lorraine Sterritt will be first woman to lead St. Michael's College

College roundup: Former student sets eight fires on campus; associate VP for academic affairs at St. Thomas sues university over botched investigation into sexual misconduct; CUA gets new dining hall

Volunteers Special Section: Service may not place one on a career path, but valuable experiences and skills are gained that can carry over into professional opportunities.

College roundup: Students sue Fordham for its refusal to recognize Students for Justice in Palestine; Georgetown OKs LGBT residential community; new buildings for Brescia and Donnelly.

College roundup: With children's home, Spring Hill launches Max Miller Education Program; Seattle University hosts Crosscut Festival; Regis partners with Loma Linda for public health.

"If we said 'the 2016 Orlando shooter,' rather than name him, we can still report all the details of that story. ... The photo is purely pandering to the public's lurid curiosity."

College roundup: One way to bolster a budget is by releasing assets; data science and stats with a Catholic ethics angle; adding archery, swimming and shooting sports

Marquette releases numbers on summer reading program success; Seattle University to host workshop; Martin speaks at commencement; Loras launches premed program

College roundup: Thomas Aquinas postpones finals; Georgetown says no to graduate worker union; Holy Cross reconsiders mascot; Marquette to build grotto

Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence is planning its annual National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath the weekend of Dec. 15-17. 

College roundup: Thomas Aquinas College evacuates; Georgetown continues students' contraception coverage; Jesuit weighs in on 'war on Christmas'

College roundup: Strengthening diversity at Boston College, new website from Notre Dame, Fontbonne expands

Theologians from the U.S. and Greece voiced support for the decision of Patriarch Theodoros II and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria to restore the female diaconate.

Formerly incarcerated women are getting a chance at an education and a new life in the San Francisco Bay Area, thanks to a Catholic charity and a Catholic university.