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It’s time for an invigorated dialogue about Catholic higher education that takes as its aim improving the careers of the educators who make Catholic higher education possible. The Catholic Higher Education Advocate (CHEA) is here to provide you with key resources to advance your academic career and to improve Catholic higher education for all of us.
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John H. Sceski, Ph.D.
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Catholic Higher Education Advocate
Top Stories & Hot Topics
Senior Faculty and Selfish Isolation
In light of the Holy Father’s call to avoid selfish isolation I thought the following excerpts from two of Aaron Barlow’s Academe Blog posts are worthy of reflection. One of…
Archbishop Aquila on Therapeutic Cloning
Therapeutic cloning is a topic in the pro-life movement that does not receive a lot of attention. Archbishop Aquila’s argument draws an interesting comparison to Oscar Wilde’s, The Picture of…
Tuition Discounts Soar But It’s Not Generosity
The higher-education story of the week is about cost: colleges and universities are cutting prices. At least that’s the impression one gets from media coverage of the annual report from…
World Catholic Population Grows Slightly to over 1.2 billion
Vatican statistics released today show that the number of Asian and African Catholics is continuing its upward trajectory, while the Church in Europe is still shrinking. The number of religious…
Cardinal O’Malley to Boycott Boston College Graduation over Commencement Speaker
Cardinal Séan O’Malley announced that he would not attend the commencement of Boston College due to an honorary degree Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will receive at graduation. According to…
Florida University to Open Without Offering Tenure
As government and parents both emphasize the importance of STEM degrees the success of the model at Florida Polytechnic University may have far reaching implications for how faculty are hired…
Georgetown U. Adjunct Faculty Vote to Unionize
Adjuncts at Georgetown University have voted to unionize as an affiliate of Service Employees International Union. This vote to unionize represents another victory for union organizers who successfully led efforts…
Bishop McFadden, Chair of USCCB Secretariat for Catholic Education, Dies Suddenly
The Catholic Higher Education Advocate is saddened to report the sudden death of Bishop Joseph McFadden. Bishop McFadden served as Chair for the USCCB Secretariat for Catholic Education and as…
What Catholic Education is All About: Preambles of Faith
This is an excellent article that takes us back to the principal reason for Catholic higher education: the call to evangelize in the modern world. Is your university actively doing…
On the Feast of St. Joseph, Pope Francis Speaks of the Dignity of Labor
(Vatican Radio) A society that “does not pay a just wage”, that “does not give work” to people; a society that “that only looks to its balance books, that only…
Five Money Lessons for New Graduates
Yes my friends, it’s that time of year again. No, not allergy season — graduation. That seminal moment in our lives when, in ceremonies of varying degrees of pomp and…
“Ad-Junking” (Yes, I know it’s misspelled.)
Seventy-six percent of educators in higher education fall under the new “contingent labor” designation. Stories about the dismal state of adjuncts are everywhere. Will, the stories change anything? I’m not…
Sexual Minorities in Faith- Based Higher Education Report
On his webpage, Mark Yarhouse discusses an important new study published in the Journal of Psychology & Theology. This report should be of interest to Catholic educators, administrators, campus ministers…
Retracted: Report that Blamed Shrinking Faculty Workload for Higher Costs of College
On 3/25, CHEA like many higher education sites first covered this story and posted the findings of the report from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The Chronicle now…
President Renews Efforts to Limit Charitable Deduction
President Obama’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year, released on Wednesday, is likely to infuriate many college fund-raising offices and other charitable organizations with its renewed call to limit the…
Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley Responds to Bombing
The Archdiocese of Boston joins all people of good will in expressing deep sorrow following the senseless acts of violence perpetrated at the Boston Marathon today. Our prayers and concern…
Effort to Unionize Adjuncts by Region Intensifies
A national labor union that has made strides in organizing adjunct instructors in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs is starting a similar regional campaign in Boston and is planning…
CUA Institutes Community Pledge
The Catholic University of America is adopting a Community Pledge created through the joint efforts of students and administrators, calling the campus to embrace a life of Christian virtue. “It…
President’s 2013 Budget Proposals For Student Aid
In his long-awaited budget for the 2014 fiscal year, released on Wednesday, President Obama asks Congress to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $140, to $5,785, and spend $8-billion on…
AAUP Statement on Obamacare & Part-time Faculty
Although the AAUP’s statement fails to address the religious freedom issues raised by Obamacare, they rightly acknowledge the important issues present for part-time faculty as universities seek to implement Obamacare…
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