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From the Academy
A Journal of Academic Renewal from the Martin Center
Spring 2026 • Issue 2

Catholic Higher Education

What is the sector’s present and future?
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Editor’s Note
By Graham Hillard
A Brief History of Catholic Higher Education
By David P. Deavel
The Case for Catholic Higher Education
By Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut
State Spotlight: Massachusetts’s Anti-Catholic Bias
By George Leef
Campus Dispatch: Catholic Education as an Invitation to Serve the Polis
By Anthony Jones
Campus Dispatch: A Protestant Considers Catholic Higher Ed
By Trey Dimsdale
Interview: Rev. Robert Sirico
By Andrea Kirk Assaf
Interview: Frank Hanna
By Andrew Fowler
Research Brief: Christian Smith and the Fight for Catholic Higher Ed’s Soul
By Graham Hillard
Book Review: A Contemplative Catholic Education
By Mark Bauerlein
Policy Toolbox: Catholic Colleges Should Form Their Own Accreditors
By Adam Kissel
Final Word: Higher Ed Needs Distinctive Catholic Institutions
By Jenna A. Robinson