Stories

On April 23, President John Garvey and Vice President for University Advancement Scott Rembold presented Stephen Payne, dean of the Columbus School of Law, with the Campaign Cup at the School’s Board of Visitors meeting. 

Made by an anonymous trust, the gift establishing the project is intended to create an intellectual center for the study of how the United States Constitution’s original, distinctly American vision of ensuring the protection and flourishing of the human person emulates important aspects of the

Fred Favo, B.Arch.E. 1955, P ’84, ’86, ’93, loved Catholic University. In this tribute video, Raney Favo Zatawski, B.A. 1993, and Frank Persico, B.A. 1974, M.A. 1976, reveal how Favo helped to shape both the Catholic University campus you see today and the lives of countless students.

Thanks to our generous community of donors, Founders Day 2021 was an incredible success. In celebration of Catholic University's founding, this community came together to make 1,059 gifts for a total of $313,443 in support of 80 different University programs.

Dr. Owens contends that the craft of digital preservation is the work of a futurist. We must look to the past trends in the ebb and flow of the development of digital media and hedge our bets on how digital technologies of the future will play out.

On April 8, 2021, a panel convened by the School of Arts and Sciences looked at the ideological and political backdrop of the January 6 assault, its impact on American politics, and the overall stability of the two-party system.

On April 15, 2021, the Catholic University will host its sixth annual Research Day. Maryrose McInerney, Ph.D., CCC-A, B.A. 1978, a member of the Research Day planning committee, interviews the co-chairs: Becky Robert, Anita Shagnea, and Xiaolong Luo.

To honor his career and professional philosophy, Larry, J.D. 1970, and Sharon Grassini created an endowed scholarship for law students interested in public interest law with a focus on individual rights.

This Easter, more than any in recent memory, the rays of Jesus’ resurrection refresh our hearts and minds with new hope.

On March 26, 2021, the National Catholic School for Social Service (NCSSS) celebrated Social Work Month by hosting a virtual fireside chat with Jo Ann Regan, dean of NCSSS, and Sandra Edmonds Crewe, B.S.S. 1974, M.S.W. 1975, dean of the Howard University School of Social Work.

Learn more about the many advances Catholic University is making in online and hybrid education! Thanks to gifts both large and small, the University is taking the lead in online learning, with exciting developments soon to take shape in our new nursing and sciences building, new digital program offerings, and novel ways of delivering existing programs to current students. We are also expanding our reach through a new Alexandria campus and courses offered in partnership with Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz.

On March 29, 2021, we hosted a CUOnline event on racial equality and justice that featured three members of the Sister Thea Bowman Committee.

Gratus means thankful, and our March 23, 2021, we celebrated online with members of the University's community of friends and benefactors. We are so appreciative of the steadfast support of our benefactors, this year more than ever before.

On March 12, 2021, we hosted a conversation about the future of healthcare that featured Patricia McMullen, dean of the Conway School of Nursing, and executives from Ascension.

Euphemia Lofton Haynes, Ph.D. 1943, the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics, was a prominent educator and an alumna of Catholic University who helped reform the segregated D.C. public school system.

On February 18, 2021, we hosted a CUOnline event with Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB, the "monk who saves manuscripts." As part of the Visiting Scholar Program of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, Fr. Columba discussed his work rescuing manuscripts that record the world's precious religious heritage.

On February 15, 2021, The Catholic University of America announced that Clark Construction Group has been selected to construct the new nursing and sciences building, the future home of the University’s Conway School of Nursing.

“Our story is not unique. There are other of our classmates who have similar stories. There were a lot of Vietnamese refugee students at the University when we were there, so we are not unique — except maybe for meeting our spouse at 5 years old.”