Catholic College Students Stand Up to President and Board!! A Catholic College defines “Woman”: St. Mary’s College in Indiana Reverses Decision to Admit Transgender Males

Catholic College Students Stand Up to President and Board!! A Catholic College defines “Woman”: St. Mary’s College in Indiana Reverses Decision to Admit Transgender Males

. February 23, 2024 0 Comments

WSJ—If Macy Gunnell, a sophomore at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., hadn’t been listening during her shift at the school’s admissions office, she might have missed the news: The all-women’s Catholic college was planning to admit trans-identifying men the next academic year. That would have undermined 180 years of school tradition, not to…

President Biden Dodges University of Notre Dame President Jenkins

President Biden Dodges University of Notre Dame President Jenkins

admin July 6, 2021 0 Comments

Sycamore Trust—Most readers know that President Biden was not this year’s Notre Dame Commencement speaker, but many may not know that Father Jenkins did invite him. The White House disclosed the invitation, dissembling as to the reason, while the University refused to comment. What follows is an account of this episode and the dozens of…

The Notre Dame Brand

The Notre Dame Brand

Patrick Lencioni May 25, 2009

Lest anyone think that the current graduation speaker controversy at the University of Notre Dame is merely a matter of partisan politics and media hype, it is worth a closer look. What is happening right now in South Bend, Ind., is not simply a critical moment of truth for a vaunted institution; it is also…

To That Lovely Lady, Raised High on a Dome

To That Lovely Lady, Raised High on a Dome

CBJ Editors March 27, 2009

On May 17, 2009 President Barack Obama will ascend the steps of the Joyce Auditorium stage to accept Notre Dame’s highest honor as a doctor of laws, amid deafening applause.  And doubtless, it will come after months of intense debate on messy things like academic freedom, the nature and mission of Catholic universities, and what…