University Photographer Dana Rene Bowler selected her favorite photographs of 2018.
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Musicians from The Catholic University of America kicked off the holiday season with the 29th Annual Christmas Concert for Charity earlier this month.
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University Provost and Senior Vice President Andrew Abela traveled to Brazil in late November as a guest of the Brazilian government to accept the Order of Cultural Merit on behalf of Catholic University’s Oliveira Lima Library.
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“What does history do for us? It sets the record straight,” said Timothy Meagher, associate professor of history and University archivist, during a panel discussion entitled “Immigration Debates, Past and Present,” held Dec. 5 in John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library.
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Catholic University rugby players finished their season with a fight, as both the women’s and men’s rugby club teams advanced to the championship tournaments.
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The University community celebrated the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in front of McMahon Hall at this year’s Light the Season hosted by the Office of Campus Activities.
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Students in a physics class gathered in Hannan Hall’s Herzfeld Auditorium to watch seven student musical performances, part of a curriculum about the convergence of classical mechanics and harmonic music.
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Cyclists along the 11-mile Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, Md., have a new place to rest and relax thanks to a recently dedicated park that was initially envisioned by Catholic University architecture students and their professor.
Read MoreThe Catholic University production will be performed in the round, with nine actors from the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and the Arts portraying nearly 64 characters.
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An alumnus of the music program at Catholic University recently unveiled portraits he completed of former deans of the music school.
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There are very few spaces on campus currently that are untouched by the many renovation and construction projects underway.
Read MoreAs Catholic University’s National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS) celebrates its 100 year anniversary, Education Archivist Maria Mazzenga explores the school’s roots in a blog post on The Archivist’s Nook.
Read MoreChairman Christopher Giancarlo, head of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will address the Busch School of Business on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 11:30 a.m. in Father O’Connell Hall’s Heritage Hall at Catholic University.
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Before the fall semester has even ended, more than 80 percent of Catholic University senior accounting majors have already received a job offer.
Read MoreDr. Will Rainford resigned Tuesday from his position as Dean of the National Catholic School of Social Service. He has served as dean since 2013. Dr. Marie Raber will serve as interim dean through the spring semester.
Read MoreFour journalists discuss issues related to the sex abuse crisis in the Church, including the role the press plays in investigating, reporting, and framing the public’s understanding, and the ways they believe the Church can move forward and heal after the ongoing scandals.
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Catholic University alumnus Martin O’Malley provided insights into what he sees to be the future of the Democratic party.
Read MoreA diverse group of University professors, students, and friends from the community gathered to commemorate a radio broadcast delivered 80 years ago from Catholic University’s campus.
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Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans, addressed The Catholic University of America community to speak as part of the Department of History’s “History Matters” lecture series.
Read MoreFour leading religion reporters gather at The Catholic University of America to discuss the role of the media in investigating, reporting, and framing the public’s understanding of the sexual abuse crisis in the Church.
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Already Oscar buzz is building for a new Hollywood feature film with a major connection to
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How can Catholic schools better serve the growing numbers of Hispanic and Latin American Catholics? That was the question at the heart of a recent town hall on Latinos and Catholic education, which was co-hosted by The Catholic University of America and America Media on Oct. 30.
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The School of Architecture and Planning hosted a four-day lecture series marking the 10th anniversary of the school’s Walton Critics program.
Read MoreMessage from th President: It is with great sadness that I inform you that Daniel Midwinter, one of our engineering students, was found dead this morning in his room in Opus Hall. Daniel, 19, was from New Providence, N.J. Our first priority is to honor Daniel’s memory by supporting Daniel’s family and close friends, and to respect their privacy as they mourn his passing.
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On November 1, 2018, the Center for Religious Liberty hosted a special lecture by The Honorable Samuel Alito, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States.
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Stephen Hawking may have believed “There is no God. No one directs the universe.” But the jury still appears to be out for much of the rest of the global scientific community, according to research by Brandon Vaidyanathan, associate professor and chair of sociology at The Catholic University of America, and his co-authors of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion (Oxford University Press, 2019).
Read MoreThe National Catholic School of Social Service hosted a talk titled “The Unheard Echoes of the #MeToo Era and the Implications for Social Workers” as part of an event to commemorate the school’s 100th anniversary year.
Read MoreStudents and faculty of the Department of Biology heard from a leading voice in the field of cellular biology this month, during a keynote lecture from Rick Horwitz, the inaugural director of the Allen Institute for Cell Science.
Read MoreNick Mecholsky, a research scientist for the Vitreous State Laboratory at The Catholic University of America, was recognized recently with a Wolfram Research Innovator Award.
Read MoreMitch Landrieu, Former Mayor of New Orleans and graduate of The Catholic University of America, will return to campus on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. to discuss faith, race, and politics.
Read MoreFour leading religion reporters will gather at The Catholic University of America to discuss the role of the media in investigating, reporting, and framing the public’s understanding of the sexual abuse crisis in the Church.
Read MoreOn Nov. 16, 2018, the University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art will host a Kristallnacht Commemoration event in Hartke Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
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More than 1,300 participants gathered at The Catholic University of America on Oct. 25 for the 10th annual Halloween on Campus.
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Students, faculty, and alumnae had the unique opportunity to perform a program featuring the complete solo piano works of Leonard Bernstein at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on Oct. 21.
Read MoreCatholic University students gathered this month for a series of discussions exploring the recent sexual abuse crisis within the Catholic Church.
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Politics students had the opportunity to watch newsmakers in action this semester when they attended tapings of “Meet the Press,” the weekly news television show that has been on air continuously since 1947.
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The Busch School of Business, in cooperation with the Napa Institute, hosted the conference “Principled Entrepreneurship: The Dignity of Work,” which took place over three days and included events at the Museum of the Bible and the Mayflower Hotel, as well as the Catholic University campus.
Read MorePresident John Garvey's statement on the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl notes his many years of service to Catholic University.
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Catholic University students welcomed their families to campus in September for Family Weekend.
Read MoreThis month marks the opening of The Catholic University of America’s new Center for Teaching Excellence, which will provide the University community with resources and training on effective instructional methods.
Read MoreCatholic University’s Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art has two popular comedies lined up for its fall performance schedule: The Importance of Being Earnest and Legally Blonde.
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Business students tried their hand at drawing portraits during a two-week sketching masterclass taught by world-renowned painter Igor Babailov.
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More than 80 students, faculty, and members of the local community gathered for a discussion of human rights and religious liberty with Robert George, Princeton University’s McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at The Catholic University of America’s Heritage Hall on Sept. 20.
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Tim Tyler, a former client of Catholic University's Innocence Project Clinic and Clemency Project, visited the Columbus School of Law to thank those involved in the successful commutation of his life sentence.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America is proud to announce a new Master of Arts program in Human Rights, available through the Institute for Human Ecology (IHE).
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Marketing expert Seth Godin addressed students of the Busch School of Business on Sept. 14, challenging them to find their origin stories in order to create a meaningful life.
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On the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA, participated in a public conservation with Nicholas Dujmovic, director of Catholic University’s Intelligence Studies Program.
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Daniel Burns, Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of Dallas and Visiting Research Associate in Politics and Fellow, Institute for Human Ecology, delivered the Constitution Day lecture entitled “What Makes Freedom of Religion Different from Freedom of Speech?”
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Princeton University Professor William Chester Jordan, an important voice in the world of medieval history, discussed topics related to race and religion during a Sept. 11 guest lecture on the topic of “The First Crusade and Jewish Martyrdom.”
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Five faculty members were honored with awards recognizing their service to the community and academic life of the University.
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Members of the Catholic University Class of 2022 received messages of inspiration and encouragement during a convocation ceremony on Sept. 12 in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Read MoreThe Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America will host a talk by Robert George, Princeton University’s McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, on Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall of Fr. O’Connell Hall.
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The Catholic University of America vaulted 57 spots in the latest Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education college rankings, landing at number 141 of the nearly 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities on the list.
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As a new academic year begins, anticipation is building for the reopening of Maloney Hall, which will become the new home for Catholic University’s Busch School of Business.
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The Catholic University of America School of Engineering has been awarded a $4.6 million, 5-year grant to establish a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC).
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America’s Institute for Human Ecology and the Intelligence Studies Program welcome Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA to discuss his memories and insights of the 9/11 attacks.
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The Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America is excited to announce that best-selling author Seth Godin, known as the “The Father of Permission Marketing”, will be sharing his insights with students, faculty, and guests on Friday, Sept.14, at 9 a.m. in Father O'Connell Hall’s Heritage Hall.
Read MoreThe University is committed to the safety and security of the campus community and those who visit campus.
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A cohort of new graduate students tried their hand at small business ownership last week during an orientation program for students entering the Master of Science in Business Analysis (M.S.B.A.) program within the Tim and Steph Busch School of Business.
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In late August at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments ATLAS and CMS jointly announced the discovery of the Higgs boson transforming into bottom quarks as it decays.
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The Catholic University of America will celebrate the start of the academic year with its Mass of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 12:10 p.m. in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Great Upper Church.
Read MoreNumerous alumni and friends of The Catholic University of America are featured in a video welcoming students from the Class of 2022 to campus.
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It was a morning of new beginnings on Thursday, Aug. 23, as more than 800 first-year and transfer students moved into the residence halls at The Catholic University of America.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art will present the following events during the fall 2018 semester.
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Approximately 160 physicists from around the world convened at The Catholic University of America last week to strategize how to unlock the secrets of the glue, or “gluons,” which binds all observable matter in the world around us.
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Nearly 30 bishops spent a week at The Catholic University of America this summer to participate in the Bishop’s Executive Program, a first-of-its-kind program intended to provide business training for bishops from around the country.
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Catholic University President John Garvey announced today that the University has hired Kevin Burke as the new associate vice president for marketing and communications, effective Sept. 4.
Read MoreThe Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of The Catholic University of America, after due deliberation, voted unanimously to withdraw the honorary degree awarded to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2006. This is the first time The Catholic University of America has rescinded an honorary degree.
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On June 14, Drama Professor Gary Sloan performed the latest iteration of the play, “Haunted Prince: A Requiem for Edwin Booth,” at the Brian Friel Theater in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America Press and the Oliveira Lima Library have received a grant from the Brazilian National Library Foundation to publish the first English edition of Manoel de Oliveira Lima’s classic work, D. João VI No Brasil (1808-1821).
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Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, stopped by a brunch being held by Light the World! on Saturday, July 14. Light the World! is a summer camp for high schoolers hosted by Catholic University students that focuses on how faith and culture can intersect.
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Marc Sebrechts, Wylma and James Curtin Professor of Psychology and chair of the Catholic University Department of Psychology, has been appointed as Division Director, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences at the National Science Foundation, effective Aug. 20, 2018.
Read MoreCongratulations! Your bishop has named you a pastor. Now what do you do? For some priests, it has been many years from when they attended seminary to when they become a pastor. Do they know how to tackle the administrative demands of being a pastor?
Read MoreCatholic University physicist Michael Corcoran, who studies observational X-ray astrophysics, stellar coronae, and colliding winds from binary stars at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., is part of a research team that published a new study in Nature Astronomy on July 2.
Read MoreA biology professor and an engineering-biology team were awarded research grants from the National Institutes of Health this month for innovative projects pertaining to cancer research, biofluidics, and the microbiome.
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President Donald J. Trump announced his intent today to nominate Catholic University Law Professor Robert Destro to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America received 10 awards from the Catholic Press Association during the association’s annual awards dinner on June 15.
Read MoreHundreds of scientists from around the world gathered at Catholic University in June for a discussion about the intersection of science and faith.
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President John Garvey announced today that the University has hired Karna Lozoya as the new Executive Director of University Communications, effective July 9, 2018.
Read MoreUniversity President John Garvey announces the appointment of Debra Nauta-Rodriguez, FAIA, LEED-AP, as the University’s associate vice president for facilities planning and management and University architect effective July 30, 2018.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America is launching an innovative approach to excellence in teaching and research following approval of its “Academic Renewal” program by the University’s Board of Trustees.
Read MoreThe Board of Trustees of The Catholic University of America voted on June 5, 2018, to unite the departments of drama and art, previously in the School of Arts and Sciences, with the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music to create the new Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art.
Read MoreCatholic scientists and philosophers from around the world will gather at The Catholic University of America in June to talk about these questions in the context of science and faith.
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New graduates emerged strong and confident on May 25, as students concluded their law school careers to the cheers of family and friends during the Law School's 129th Commencement at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreUniversity President John Garvey has appointed Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw as dean of the University’s School of Music, effective Monday, June 18.
Read MoreHigh school students will have unique opportunities to experience a taste of college life this summer at The Catholic University of America.
Read MoreThanks to a technique developed by Amy Rager, a Catholic University doctoral candidate in physics, NASA scientists have discovered a new type of magnetic event in the near-Earth environment.
Read MoreThe School of Engineering has established a new awards program named for Dean Emeritus Charles Nguyen, the 13th dean of the school who served for four 4-year terms from 2001 to 2017.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America, Imagination Stage, and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) will host two special performances of Óyeme, the Beautiful — a powerful and timely play about the spiritual, emotional, and physical journey of unaccompanied minors, refugees, and other immigrants — on May 15 at the University and on Capitol Hill.
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Catholic University professors gathered in the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center May 1, to honor their own during a faculty luncheon.
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Eight scholars — four faculty members and four graduate students — traveled from the Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstädt, Germany, to The Catholic University of America to speak at the first Eichstätt-Washington Seminar on Classical and Christian Culture earlier this spring.
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Choir members from Catholic University had a rare opportunity to perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by the renowned music director Gustavo Dudamel. The students performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the orchestra during a concert presented by the Washington Performing Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Josh Shepperd, assistant professor of media and communication studies, is serving as the lead faculty advisor on a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities grant for collecting and preserving public media history. The grant is for a project called “Unlocking the Airwaves: Revitalizing an Early Public and Educational Radio Collection.”
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It is with deep sadness that the School of Canon Law announces the unexpected passing of Monsignor Thomas Green, a priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport and the Stephan Kuttner Distinguished Professor of Canon Law at The Catholic University of America. Monsignor Green died peacefully at his home in Philadelphia.
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Veterans and active members of the military enjoyed an evening of free food and a theatrical performance on April 19, as the Department of Drama partnered with the Gary Sinise Foundation to host Vet’s Night. As part of the evening, military members received a free dinner in Caldwell Auditorium as well as access to a preview performance of the University production of Our Town.
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Students in the Catholic University School of Canon Law had a unique opportunity to spend time with Pope Francis in March, during a study abroad trip to Rome over Spring Break. The 17 students — led by Professor Kurt Martens — were spending time in Vatican City to learn about the inner workings of the Church.
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Standing before a crowd of students and faculty members in the Koubek Auditorium, law professor Cara Drinan shared real-life examples of how research can save lives and protect children, during an address titled “The War on Kids: How American Juvenile Justice Lost Its Way.”
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Joy-Leilani Garbutt, a doctoral candidate in musicology at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student award for Study/Research in France during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Read MoreJessica Victoria (Bachicha) Ewell, who earned her doctorate in vocal performance in 2011, has accomplished many things since graduation.
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Most Rev. José H. Gomez, archbishop of Los Angeles, will address the Class of 2018 at The Catholic University of America Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018.
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Hundreds of clergy, religious, and lay ministers from around the country gathered at Catholic University earlier this month for a symposium discussing Blessed Paul VI’s writings on sexuality and family life, as laid out in the landmark encyclical Humanae Vitae.
Read MoreHealth care professionals will have a new opportunity to gain expertise in Catholic Clinical Ethics, thanks to the launch of a new academic program based on the teachings of the Church. The new program, launching in fall 2018, is a joint effort between Catholic University’s School of Theology and Religious Studies and Georgetown University’s Edmund D. Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics.
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Ron Dermer, the American-born Israeli ambassador to the United States, addressed a room filled with Catholic University professors and students on March 26, during a talk titled, “On Freedom and Fanaticism in the Middle East.”
Read MoreMark Rienzi, a First Amendment scholar and a professor at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, has been named president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
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After proving their determination, intelligence, and empathy in Catholic University’s Hackathon against Homelessness in late January, five students earned second place in the first-ever Vatican Hackathon, dubbed VHacks, held earlier this month in Rome.
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Earning a degree late in life was just one component of a life transformation for a recovering addict. Now he can’t get enough of helping others.
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Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, founder of the Institute for Religion and Public Life and its magazine, First Things, was the subject of a half-day symposium at The Catholic University of America earlier this month.
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Five students will represent The Catholic University of America during the first-ever Vatican-sponsored hackathon, taking place March 8-11 in Rome.
Read MoreThe Center for the Study of Statesmanship (CSS) at The Catholic University of America will host a prominent Polish dignitary this month, as senior Polish statesman Antoni Macierewicz delivers a lecture on “The Atlantic Alliance and the Future of Europe: Sources of Unity and Division.”
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Audiences will receive a history lesson with a goth twist as the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music presents its spring 2018 musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America Department of Drama is presenting two original plays by M.F.A. playwriting candidates in February: River Like Sin by Lindsay Adams and The Knot by Liz Maestri. The playwrights’ creativity will be brought to life in full-scale productions featuring student actors and professional directors from the Washington, D.C. area.
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A vast collection of rare books, one-of-a-kind manuscripts, letters, maps, and works of art pertaining to Brazilian history and culture is now available to the public thanks to the reopening of The Catholic University of America’s Oliveira Lima Library.
Read MoreThe Metropolitan School of Professional Studies at The Catholic University of America (MSPS) and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to give more students access to graduate degrees in behavioral and mental health.
Read MoreCatholic University is hosting a symposium celebrating the life and work of Rev. Richard John Neuhaus was one of the most influential voices for religion in the public square.
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Students from Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music brought their musical talents to Arena Stage in January, during a three-night engagement honoring the life and work of renowned composer, conductor, and musician Leonard Bernstein.
Read MoreA recent technology transfer workshop at The Catholic University of America provided valuable insights for researchers interested in commercializing their scientific discoveries.
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Members of the University community were joined by students and faculty from the Dominican House of Studies and St. Anthony of Padua School in Brookland to begin their semester in prayer during the annual University Mass honoring the patronal feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas.
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The Board of Trustees of The Catholic University of America announced that it has renewed the appointment of John Garvey, University President, for a term extending through June 2022.
Read MoreMore than 400 Catholic University students spent their day on the National Mall Jan. 19, speaking out about the dignity of life during this year’s March for Life demonstration.
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The Catholic University of America School of Engineering will host a “Hackathon” aimed at combating the issue of homelessness on Saturday, Jan. 27.
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More than 800 members of the Catholic University community participated in this year’s MLK Day of Service, an annual event in which students honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by doing acts of service for community partners.
Read MoreCatholic University professors are available to serve as experts on issues related to bioethics, the pro-life movement, and other topics related to the respect of life.
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As the debates surrounding U.S. immigration policy continued to swell throughout Washington this week, a panel discussion at The Catholic University of America provided an inside look at the Catholic Church’s position on migration and “the globalization of indifference.”
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Catholic University’s Office of Marketing and Communications has been honored with three Accolades awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America and the Dominican House of Studies, in association with the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), will kick off the second semester of the academic year and National Catholic Schools Week at the annual University Mass in commemoration of the patronal feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas. It will be broadcast live on EWTN and CatholicTV.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America will present a full line-up of arts events this spring.
Read MoreA panel discussion on immigration — “On the Margins: At the Intersection of Catholic Thought and Migration” — will take place Thursday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. in the Law School auditorium at The Catholic University of America.
Read MoreCatholic University’s Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL), together with the Library of Congress and George Washington University, has been awarded a three-year $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a research project aimed at improving preservation methods for priceless glass flutes known around the world for their beauty and intricacy.
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