Contents include: "gaudium et spes" and campus ministry at a Catholic university (Daniel Germann); campus minister and president: partners in service (Charles L. Currie); lay ministry on a Catholic campus (Jennifer Konecky); campus ministry in a small institution: a model (James D. Poisson); campus ministry to and by faculty members…

Proceedings of a symposium held at the University of Notre Dame, January 11-13, 1976 are presented. Subjects of discussion included: partoral issues for the church today; Christian scholars and the work of the church; the role of a Catholic university or college in advancing evangelization in the American context; relation between the American…

By the year 2000, Latinos are expected to make up 50 percent of the nation's Catholic population, but educators contend that Catholic institutions of higher education have not done enough to meet the academic needs of this constituency. Cost and resistance to cultural diversity on campus are seen as factors. (Author/MSE)

Examines the impact of federal civil-rights legislation on the ability of Catholic colleges and universities to engage in mission-centered employment in the context of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," the Papal constitution on higher education. Argues that Catholic schools would not be in violation of this legislation, but instead would be…

Describes the efforts of Cornelia Peacock Connelly to establish Roman Catholic teacher training schools and schools for poor, working girls in England. Questions whether or not religious education within a specific tradition can be liberating or merely socialization. Concludes that both liberation and socialization were the result of her efforts.…

This book includes the observations of educational leaders and classroom teachers within religious institutions recognized as pioneers in implementing a teacher preparation model that has prepared thousands of Catholic school teachers nationwide. It is based on a study that interviewed 60 women religious belonging to 12 religious institutions that…

Explores issues raised by "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," the Papal constitution on higher education, from the perspective of Brigham Young University, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church). Pertinent exemptions to laws concerning employment discrimination, contracts, academic freedom, and accreditation are…

The silencing of theologian Charles Curran raises disturbing questions about American Catholic colleges' right to determine what is taught--or who teaches--in their classrooms. The right to dissent, freedom versus obedience, sacrificing credibility, threat to scholarship, and endangering federal funding are discussed. (MLW)

The report of an American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure concerning dismissal of a woman faculty member from a Catholic theological seminary based on an incident of activism finds that the school violated the woman's academic freedom and due process. The context and evolution of the case are…

Explores six court cases in which the court addressed the permissibility of aid to higher education under the federal constitution. While state court interpretations may shift because of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," the Papal constitution on higher education, it is seen as unlikely that federal or state taxing authorities will revoke…

In studying the state of the private sector of higher education, the data most often used have been economic in substance. The question is raised whether or not such factors as academic excellence, concern for human scale and individual personality, commitment to liberal learning, the college's role as a sanctuary of academic freedom, and its…

This interpretative case study examines how the faculty at Ohio Dominican College, a Baccalaureate II, coeducational college, perceives the college's academic and religious identities, and how these identities are expressed in the life of the campus. Additionally, on a more conceptual level, the study offers an opportunity to examine the emerging…

Examines the use of the "Ratio atque Institutio Studiorum Societatis Iesu" (a set of comprehensive rules and regulations for Jesuit colleges) among the Jesuit colleges of St. Petersburg (Russia). Although suppressed by Pope Clement XIV, the Jesuit colleges flourished in Russia. Discusses the relationship of the "Ratio" to this…

The As We Teach and Learn program consists of an instrument to assess the Catholic dimension of a school and is designed to be used with study modules in a faculty- meeting format. Module topics include: "Faith Community"; "Faith Development"; "Religion Curriculum Articulation: Faith as the Root of all Instruction";…