Stories

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.”

Even in 2020, the competition went on! After 12 months, three of the 2020 reunion classes earned trophies for performing the best in the 2020 Reunion Class Challenge. Now that we've tallied the results for the full year, we're proud to introduce these latest winners of the reunion cups.

In December, Kevin Ryan, B.A. 1989, joined Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw, M.A. 1988, and dean of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art, for a discussion of the statue with the Canadian artist who created Angels Unawares, Timothy Schmalz.

The Catholic University of America Alumni Association is seeking to fill at-large positions on our Board of Governors. We encourage nominations from all ethnicities, genders, graduation years, geographic regions, degrees, and industries.

In 2020, thanks to a matching gift made by a donor parent couple, Giving Tuesday focused on only one thing: the restoration and preservation of Caldwell Chapel.

Welcome to 2020 at The Catholic University of America, a year of incredible challenges that have exposed our community's fortitude, resilience, and generosity. In this hour-long special, we shared how Catholic University was navigating this singular moment in its 133-year history.

On December 9, we were pleased to rejoice with our community as we looked forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, bishop of the Diocese of Arlington, shared his thoughts on the Advent season.

We would like to introduce Thomas Smith, M.A. 1988, who returned to the University as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, one of three new deans who started at Catholic University over the summer. This interview was originally conducted for the 1887 Society's monthly newsletter.