Catholic colleges Archives

Reopening colleges poses ethical questions, need for flexibility

Aug 2, 2020

evolving changes to university life and the bigger questions of how to reopen have raised logistical and ethical questions for Catholic colleges and universities during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

By Carol Zimmermann

What the new year is set to look like at Rome’s pontifical universities

Aug 2, 2020

With online registrations open and classes scheduled to start in early October, many pontifical universities in Rome have been publishing their new safety protocols and procedures on their websites.

By Carol Glatz

The care in careful: Pontifical universities prepare for classes in COVID-era

Aug 2, 2020

When the Vatican issued norms that pontifical universities offer in-person classes on their campuses for the coming academic year, institutes in Rome spent the summer hammering out what changes and protocols would be needed to keep staff and students safe.

By Carol Glatz

COVID-19 changes campus classes, dining halls, dorms and maybe fees

Aug 1, 2020

The fall semester at Catholic colleges and universities around the country will look and feel very different. As the nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, university life is cautiously stepping back into the fray of bringing students, faculty and staff members back together under extreme restrictions.

By Carol Zimmermann

While visiting Catholic college, Pence says schools reopening ‘best thing for our kids’

Jul 25, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence kept up the Trump administration’s push for reopening schools and universities, insisting Friday that it can be done safely even amid public worries about the health risks posed by the coronavirus.

By Associated Press

MLB’s first woman coach a ‘go-getter’ at Jesuit university

Jul 25, 2020

Another barrier in the sports world was broken July 20 when Alyssa Nakken coached first base in the late innings of an exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, thus becoming the first woman to appear in uniform on the field during a major league baseball game. The Giants won the game, 6-2.

By Mark Pattison