St. Mary’s Seminary appoints new president-rector effective July

The Provincial Council has appointed Sulpician Father Shawn D. Gould, P.S.S., S.T.L., J.D., as the next president-rector of ...
Inside Higher Ed

Catholic University Briefly Banned Reddit, Sparking Backlash

The university banned hundreds of pornography sites in 2019. But students were stunned to return from winter break to find ...

San Antonio nonprofit leader to oversee local Catholic Charities agency

Ada Saenz, standing with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller during a news conference Monday at the Catholic Charities ...

The National Retail Federation, in Collaboration with Macy's, Inc., Selects St. Thomas University Fashion Merchandising & Design Students as Top 10 Finalists

Private Catholic University ranks among the nation's top fashion and retail programs MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Thomas University (STU) Fashion Merchandising & Design ...
People

Mom Completes Online Master's Degree. Then She Journeys More Than 1500 Miles to Walk on Stage and Get Her Diploma

After earning her degree, Katelyn Wittman traveled from Las Vegas to attend her graduation at Arkansas State Getty A Las Vegas-based mom traveled more than 1500 miles in order to receive her diploma ...
National Catholic Reporter

At Catholic colleges, Latino students increasingly find a place that feels like home

Oliver Ortega, a doctoral English student at the University of Notre Dame, said he began attending Mass regularly after arriving on campus, immersing himself in a faith he held only loosely while ...
Chicago Tribune

Only five games in, Hall of Fame coach Mike Taylor takes over Marian Catholic’s girls program. ‘Best equipped.’

It was quite an eight-day stretch for former Marian Catholic boys basketball coach Mike Taylor. Taylor, who is also the school’s athletic director, had a heart-to-heart talk before Thanksgiving with ...
Investopedia

These Grad Degrees Aren't Considered 'Professional'—Limiting Student Loans

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. Kirk Sides / Houston Chronicle via ...
NBC Washington

Trump administration excludes nursing, teaching from ‘professional' degree list. Here's why

A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases. Students pursuing graduate degrees in ...
The Root

Online, Trump’s decision to redefine what is or isn’t a “professional degree” has sparked outrage.

The Trump administration is making it significantly harder for graduate students across the country to fund their education and is jeopardizing their future careers by classifying some degrees as “non ...
Newsweek

What Degrees Not Being Classified as ‘Professional’ Means for Student Loans

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has updated which majors fall under its definition of “professional” degrees, and student loans could be affected in the long term. Under the revamped definition ...
Snopes.com

Inspecting claim Education Department stopped counting nursing, other programs as 'professional degrees'

In late 2025, the Department of Education said it would no longer classify these credentials as professional degrees: education (including teaching master’s degrees), nursing (MSN, DNP), social work ...