College & University
Supreme Court to consider case of Affirmative Action in college admissions
By • Catholic Online • 2/22/2012
The Supreme Court is set to confront the issue of race in university admissions. At the heart of the issue is a white student who says she was denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas on account of her race. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The high court said it ...
M.I.T. to offer degrees for free online courses
By • Catholic Online • 12/23/2011
One of the nation's leading providers of higher education, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or M.I.T. is set to announce a series of free online courses, allowing students the opportunity to earn official certificates free of charge. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "There are ...
Belmont Abbey College Sues Federal Government Over Obamacare Mandate
By • The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty • 11/14/2011
"A monk at Belmont Abbey may preach on Sunday that pre-marital sex, contraception, and abortions are immoral, but on Monday, the government would force the same monk to pay for students to receive the very drugs and procedures he denounces," said Hannah Smith, Senior Legal Counsel at the Becket ...
Holy Spirit College: Love is the Primary Purpose of a Catholic Education
By • Catholic Online • 10/31/2011
Next week I will visit one of the promising signs of hope for the New Evangelization of the Church, Holy Spirit College in Atlanta, Georgia. The most important task we face in the restoration of a Christian culture in the West is the authentically Catholic education of the next ...
An Invitation to Gather: OSU Campus Ministry
By • Catholic Online • 10/19/2011
We arrived at St. John the Evangelist University Parish and Newman Center, at Oklahoma State University, at 8 a.m. OSU has had a relationship with Catholic Extension since 1977; and this coming January, the OSU Campus Ministry will be receiving another grant from Catholic Extension. But we were ...
Ave Maria University Officially Recognized as a 'Catholic University'
By • Catholic Online • 10/9/2011
The recognition of Ave Maria University as a Catholic University recognizes their commitment to continue to be guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church and faithfulness to the Apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae. It is the responsibility of the local Bishop to provide pastoral ...
College students with learning disabilities need extra support at college
By • Catholic Online • 10/6/2011
Students with learning disabilities such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD face special challenges when they go off to college. Many students will be moving out of their parents' home and onto a busy college campus with new academic workloads and a multitude of social and ...
Catholic Colleges Unite to Defend Religious Liberty, Oppose Illegal Contraceptive Mandate
By • Cardinal Newman Society • 10/1/2011
Catholic institutions will not compromise on the question of the immorality of contraception and sterilization or the grave injustice of abortion. The administration seems to be telling Catholic institutions that the only way we can operate in their America is to abandon our core ethical ...
Just how important are SAT scores to get into college?
By • Catholic Online • 9/30/2011
Towards the end of their senior year, millions of American high school students prepare for their SAT scores. There is much heightened interest and nervousness, as for many of these students, a passing grade guarantees them entrance to the college of their choice. But how really important ...
The bigger the drinker, the lower the grades
By • Catholic Online • 9/15/2011
Parties are a big part of any college student's experience. Big keg parties, where copious amounts of beer are quaffed are all part of the "Animal House" experience. There's a downside to all the good times, however. According to a new study, the more college students drink, the lower their grade ...
