The Catholic university in the Philadelphia suburbs is closing its doors. Cabrini University, which was founded in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is named after Mother Francis Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen (naturalized) to […]
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Can a Catholic college maintain its Catholic identity without nuns?
Here is an interesting Inside Higher Ed piece on Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio: Notre Dame College in Ohio is on the brink of losing its formal ties to a religious order that allows the institution to call itself […]
Are Catholic universities losing their Catholic identities?
Over at Commonweal, Massimo Faggioli wonders if Catholic universities are “positioning and marketing themselves as part of the mainstream liberal-progressive realm of higher education.” Here is a taste of his piece: …Student enrollment is trending down, for a variety of reasons—from […]