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Disappearing Catholic Colleges and the Poor
The Church needs resources to maintain the institutions that her people need
By John M. Grondelski | September 27th 2026 11:08 AMI recently penned an essay on the threats imperiling the existence of Catholic colleges. I identified four: demographics, costs, people’s perceptions of the need for college degrees, and AI. Not all of them carry the same weight. For example, how AI may affect college graduates (especially in terms of entry-level…
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If a student can’t write his admissions essay, how much of his college work will be machine-made?
By John M. Grondelski | September 5th 2023 2:06 PMIt’s the beginning of September, which means schools have either already started or will soon start new academic years. Most colleges and universities are back in session. So, like most Labor Day weekends with absolutely no immediately biting crises on the news cycle, editors filled space with “school stories.” The…
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