There are at least two ways to think about the Common Good. One is the intentional, direct attempt to provide benefits to those beyond oneself and those connected to oneself. The second consists of those unintended consequences of the pursuit of some other benefit, usually private but not necessarily so. Probably the best-known example is that of…

American Catholic universities and colleges are a large component of the global strength in Christian higher education and scholarship, but they currently do not participate in international collaboration in proportion to their capacity. The Roman Catholic hierarchy looks to the numerical, structural, and curricular strength of Catholic…

Recent faculty seminars and discussions prompted me to reread pertinent works of Bernard Lonergan and reflect upon the "Catholic" and "liberal arts" here at Carroll College. I have sought to (re)examine these not merely as "whats" to be defined, but as a dynamic or "how" to be exercised. Based on this "re-framing," I hope to see more clearly how…

Australia's Indigenous peoples represent 2.5% of the national population but this number is increasing at a faster rate than the national average of other demographic groups. The history of the Indigenous peoples is one of dispossession and displacement, and a loss of cultures and languages. Access to and participation in education at all levels,…

The "Boston College Questionnaire about the Undergraduate Experience" (BCQ)" arose from a growing need to gather reliable evidence about the impact of the undergraduate experience on students who attend Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. Although abundant sources of data exist that tell us who our students are when they…

As much as Catholic social teaching is sometimes referred to as "our best kept secret" (Henriot, DeBerri, and Schultheris 1987), in recent years it has been gaining a renewed emphasis in Catholic higher education. This "renaissance" of Catholic social teaching integrates well with the self-evaluation of Catholic higher education over the past…

Discusses the affects of globalization in the economic sphere and on higher education. The article asserts that educators need to assure access, quality control, and an educational focus on "the human person as a child of God, a member of a community, and a citizen of the planet." (SWM)

Discusses the role of the laity in graduate education at a Catholic Jesuit university. (SWM)

Discusses ways to improve communication between student affairs professional and administrators at Catholic universities. (SWM)

Offers an historical overview and analysis of Catholic women's colleges, including their faculty and curriculum, asserting that the distinctive history and mission of these colleges give them a unique capacity to bring future generations the finest Catholic higher education has to offer. (EV)

Discusses student exchange programs, collaboration in research, and the use of modern information and communication technology as responses to globalization, considering the needs and aspirations of the constituency of the International Federation of Catholic Universities. (EV)

Explores the nature and mission of the Catholic university, addressing a wide range of topics, including the search for truth, the full depth of humanity, institutional autonomy, harmonization of knowledge, ties to the church, cross-cultural dialogue, evangelization, academic freedom, pluralism, the Catholic sensibility, and leadership. (EV)

Discusses legal implications of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" and the Particular Norms issued by U.S. bishops. Addresses: (1) legal autonomy of Catholic colleges and universities; (2) changes resulting from adoption of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae"; (3) civil court challenges to the "mandatum" requirement; (4) other potential court challenges; (5) "Ex Corde…

The second part of a two-part study, examined attitudes of faculty at Catholic colleges toward various aspects of their institutions, including hiring for mission, and compared them to what administrators had reported about hiring criteria. Found that with a few exceptions, administrators' mission-related hiring concerns are not related to faculty…

Examined 73 mission statements for information about the values of American Catholic colleges. Found that overall, the mission statements mentioned service more often than any other value. Spirituality was second, followed by truth, community, human dignity, equality, tradition, justice, and freedom. Institutional differences were noted. (EV)