To secure a more promising tomorrow, institutional presidents should reclaim a commitment central to the founding of Catholic colleges and universities in the United States: a special focus on the needs and the dignity of the marginalized.

The model for today’s university must involve working for true societal transformation.

If Catholic higher education is to survive, administrators, faculty and students must be intentional and authentic when it comes to our mission and identity.

As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel, so too did an unbelievable manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.

If this animal-to-human transplant proves successful, it offers the possibility of vastly augmenting the donor supply with organs harvested from genetically edited pigs or other animals.

Now is an opportune time to do the right thing—to defund the police and invest in a diversified strategy for public safety and well-being.