In this post, we return to the subject of a prior report: an organization of prominent women faculty, ND Watch, whose website contains materials flagrantly hostile to the Catholic character of the University and is linked to the University in several significant ways.   more »

In a recent essay in The Observer, Law School Professor Emeritus Charles Rice examines several troublesome by-products of the University's drive to be recognized as a top tier research institution. All of them - for example, a "diminished emphasis on undergrad teaching" - are of interest. In terms of Catholic identity, the truly alarming consequence is the "decrease of Catholic faculty" already experienced and to be anticipated.   more »