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Ignoring the Pope?
New pontiff has suggested that church leaders focus less on abortion and homosexuality. So recent actions at Roman Catholic colleges have faculty members wondering if administrators missed the latest from Rome.
The Promise of Religious Colleges
Though they may seem vulnerable amid the threats of higher ed "disruption," this time could be a propitious one for America's colleges of faith, Thomas Albert Howard argues.
Final Rule on Birth Control
Religious colleges will still be required to offer contraceptive coverage, but have until Jan. 1 to comply.
Adjunct Win at Religious College
NLRB official, rejecting stance of Pacific Lutheran U., says non-tenure-track faculty members have right to vote on collective bargaining.
Where Philosophy Meets Theology
The influx of money for philosophy research from the religiously inclined Templeton Foundation has raised some eyebrows in the discipline.
A Religious Test
Davidson College board angers faculty members and students by keeping a requirement that the president be a Presbyterian.
The Struggling Seminaries
Sudden, deep cuts at the largest Lutheran seminary illustrate the challenges facing theological schools across denominations.
A Campus in Turmoil
The resignation of a president and vice president, as well as a proposal to eliminate the philosophy major, have shaken a conservative Baptist college in Ohio.