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Connecting to Purpose
What are the unique ways our University is helping students concretely plot a map for their future careers? Careers that are truly vocations and are connected to meaning and happiness.
An Encounter with Catholic Sisters Leads to New Tech Scholarships at Catholic University
New Philip Orso Scholarship Program to support students pursuing artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, and nursing at Catholic University
Psychology Professor’s Research Inspires Life-Saving Legislation
David Jobes, psychology professor and director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory at The Catholic University of America, contributed significantly to landmark legislation recently introduced to U.S. Congress. The bipartisan bill expands access to critical care to alleviate overextended emergency departments and law enforcement responding to the nation’s growing mental health crisis.
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Annual Christmas Concert
A celebration of the Christmas season with the Catholic University of America choir and orchestra that will benefit the Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation. All are welcome.
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Look Back: Commencement Stories
University's Social Work, Law Schools Named Among Nation's Best
The Catholic University of America’s well-earned national reputation as a comprehensive higher education and research institution was further solidified by the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 graduate school rankings.
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NCSSS: New Grant Prepares Ford Scholars for Careers of Service
Learn more about the work that eight Ford Scholars in the National Catholic School of Social Service are doing with the unhoused in the DC area.
Fulbright Scholar Explores Jordan Teaching English, Fosters Global Connections
The Catholic University of America has opened a whole world of opportunities for Rachel Lucas, B.A. 2021, especially now that she’s earned a Fulbright English Teaching Award to teach in Jordan.
Arthur Brooks Shares the Science of Happiness with The Busch School of Business
Social scientist Arthur Brooks, 2023 Commencement keynote speaker and honorary degree recipient, returned to campus to share success secrets with two sessions of the Busch School’s “Vocation of Business” course.
Campus Life
A Cardinal Light in the Political Landscape
Presidential candidate and alumnus Peter Sonski on his views of government and critical issues in America at this juncture.
Common Purpose
Introductory letter from President Kilpatrick on the theme of unity and our collegiate community.
On Civil Discourse and Friendship
On Civil Discourse and Friendship: Alumni in Dialogue
Faith & Service
Advent Reflection: Seeking Light in the Darkness
Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P., Vice President for Ministry and Mission, invites us to reflect on how our deepest aspirations find fulfillment in the Light that breaks into the darkness of our world.
The Higher Purpose of Higher Education Celebrated at the Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit
The campus community gathered for today’s Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, an annual celebration of the beginning of the academic year at The Catholic University of America.
New York's Cardinal Dolan at Eucharistic Congress: Catholics Must Recover Centrality of Mass
University alum shares wisdom with Church at the national gathering.
University News
Catholic University Named Top School for Veterans
The Catholic University of America is the top institution of higher education for veterans in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region, and one of the top 12% of universities nationwide, according to new rankings released by The Military Times.
Marc DeGirolami Installed as St. John Henry Newman Endowed Chair
Marc DeGirolami Installed as St. John Henry Newman Endowed Chair in Columbus School of Law
"There Is No Replacement for Real Care"
At the annual Blessing of Hands ceremony, 84 Conway School of Nursing students begin their clinical training with prayer and a potent reminder of the healing power of human touch.
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