Following outcry, changes at Boston College multicultural center put on hold
Boston College, a Jesuit university that has struggled with racist incidents in recent years, has backed off plans to restructure its intercultural center.
Academia
Dr. Robert Kelly named first African-American president at University of Portland
A historic Holy Cross school in Oregon has named its first-ever lay and first African-American president in its 121-year history.
Interview: Dr. Antoine Garibaldi, outgoing president of the University of Detroit Mercy, talks faith, education, and weathering storms in academia
A native son of New Orleans, decades into a stellar career in academia (including two university presidencies), discusses his career thus far ahead of his return to teaching.
Xavier University of Louisiana announces plans for medical school
The nation's Catholic HBCU has announced plans for a graduate medical school, following decades of producing more Black doctors than any school in the country.
Opinion: The Catholic University of America has a racism problem.
America's national Catholic university has a long history of racism, and a new video from their business dean—a European immigrant—seems to be more of the same.
Sister Thea Bowman Week kicks off Sunday, ahead of dedication for new center at Viterbo University
Servant of God Thea Bowman's feast day has become an occasion for extended celebration, with her alma mater hosting a week of events and the dedication of a new legacy center.
Michael Howard named inaugural fellow in new Black Catholic program at Loyola Marymount University
A popular figure within the Black Catholic community of Washington DC has been named to a new fellowship at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Pew study on Black Catholics reveals disaffiliation, vibrancy
Pew has released a deep dive into a sub-section of its 2021 study on Black faith, and the results reveal troubling trends alongside notes of growth.
Podcast on racism debuts next week from USCCB's Catholic News Service
The US bishops' news bureau will soon debut its second podcast in 6 months, covering racism in the history of the Catholic Church.
CTU hosting webinar Thursday on 'Black Catholic exodus'
African-American Catholics are leaving the Church like clockwork, and a virtual event this week out of Chicago will aim to address the phenomenon head-on.
'Needless controversy and confusion': CUA president cancels George Floyd icon following second theft
CUA's president John Garvey has changed course, all but precluding the possibility of a third George Floyd icon being installed at the school following right-wing controversy.
Dr. Nicole Symmonds selected for Sacred Writes fellowship with National Catholic Reporter
A Black Catholic scholar out of Georgia will soon be writing on pop culture for the nation's progressive independent Catholic newspaper.
New fellowship at Villanova honors pioneering Black nun
The first Black nun to head a Catholic parish is now the namesake of a graduate student fellowship at her alma mater.
XULA named top HBCU for social mobility
The nation's Black Catholic university is once again ranking well, this time for getting Black graduates into at least the middle class.
George Floyd icon stolen from Catholic University of America, minimized by administration
A newly controversial image at the bishops' college in DC, depicting George Floyd as Jesus, has caused internet furor and university damage control.
Remembering Claver College—the nation's second Black Catholic college
You might not know it, but at one point in history, there were two Black Catholic colleges operating in the United States, funded by the same saintly nun.