Reprinted from "Providence , a publication of Providence College, Rhode Island.

Sketches the political context from which "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," the Papal constitution on higher education, emerged. Its most controversial provisions and the reaction in American Catholic academia are examined, norms currently under discussion are outlined, and a resolution of the issues dividing academics and the Catholic hierarchy is…

Reviews the history of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), from its inception in 1899 to the present. Highlights World War I as a turning point for ACCU because of an increased impetus to improve the schools and their enrollments. States that near the middle of the century, Catholic higher education joined the mainstream,…

This book is a theological essay on education, particularly higher education in a Roman Catholic context. The book is organized as a fourfold delineation of reality, with one chapter given to each component. An introductory chapter deals with teaching, research and publication, and with theology: the Christian faith, and the difference God makes.…

Argues that "no one and everyone" controls Catholic schools, and that empirical investigation is needed to determine who controls any particular Catholic school. However, "the chaos of organization the obscurity of control, the general structural messiness of Catholic education doesn't seem to do much harm to anybody." (Author/JM)

Criticizes how Catholic schools have been forced to survive by adopting a purchase mentality. The solution is to embrace the stewardship way of life. Points out that stewardship takes a while to take effect, but once it does it will create a counter cultural attitude toward one's income and assets. (MZ)

Academics in Catholic colleges and universities are anxious about the Pope's warnings that they adhere to Catholic doctrine and avoid public dissent, fearing a threat to academic freedom. Scholars see them as a forceful declaration of long-held papal views and reflection of concern that moral teaching is in disarray. (MSE)

In the light of the church's current social teaching, says the author, Catholic colleges and universities have a special responsibility and opportunity to develop future-responsive curricula permeated by a commitment to peace and justice. (Editor/LBH)

History of change from innovative Catholic girls' college to newly laicized and coeducational college with survival problems. (Editor/IR)

Discusses the differences between private religious and secular colleges, concentrating on moral tone, faculty commitment, and student and parent expectations. Sees Jesuit colleges adjusting to new social, economic, and demograhic situations, yet losing enrollment to subsidized public institutions. Argues that they contribute distinct values to…

Academic freedom, the relationship of the Catholic university to academic freedom, Roman Catholic theology and academic freedom, and academic freedom as related to "Sapientia Christiana" and the new code of canon law are discussed. (MLW)

Give a historical background to those people that helped bring Catholic education from the eastern seaboard to the West Coast. Discusses the actions of Bishop Louis Dubourg, Father Jean Pierre De Smet, Father Quickenborne, the Jesuits at Saint Mary's Mission, and others. Contains 7 references. (MZ)

Discusses the history of Catholic schools beginning during the era of the original colonies, through the era of independence, to the twentieth century. Concludes that the American higher education system is to be applauded and specifically the Catholic schools should be recognized for creating model citizens. Contains one reference. (MZ)

Surveyed English departments at Catholic and other higher education institutions about "Ex corde ecclesiae," a document defining Catholic higher education's mission and identity. Findings were analyzed in areas such as implementation of and faculty perceptions of "Ex corde" and the importance of Catholic identity. Found that…

Narrates the NCEA Seminary Department's 100-year history. States that during the last quarter of this century, seminaries have become increasingly attuned to the roles of women and lay deacons in study and ministry, the needs of Hispanics and other minority groups, and a variety of psychosexual considerations. (VWC)