Texas Inmates Enroll in Prison-Based Seminary

"Thirty-nine men in identical white uniforms bowed their heads, sang, laughed, clapped, cheered and prayed as they were formally installed Monday as the state's first class of seminarians studying to become ministers under a new program operating totally behind prison walls."

Less Educated, Less Attending Services

"Less-educated white Americans are dropping out of the religious sector, similarly to the way they left the labor market, a U.S. researcher says a study shows."

Princeton Review Ranks Most and Least Religious Schools

"Bennington College students recently learned that their Vermont school had received an honor that some might consider dubious: They attend the least religious college in America, according to an annual educational survey."

The Education/Religion Connection

"For years, a commonly held belief has been that more educated Americans are less likely to embrace religion. But an article forthcoming in The Review of Religious Research suggests that the relationship between education and faith is more nuanced, and that more education has a negative impact only on certain religious questions, not on all of them."

Belief in Vengeful God May Affect Cheating

"College students who believe in a God seen as mean or punishing are less apt than others to cheat on a test, U.S. and Canadian researchers found."

Creation and Accreditation

"A Seventh-day Adventist university in California must resolve a dispute about teaching evolution in its biology classes or risk losing its status with the church."

More U.S. Colleges Adding Muslim Chaplains

"No one keeps official numbers, but more than 30 Muslim chaplains work on college campuses or at private high schools around the nation, most of them part time, says Tahera Ahmad, who started at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in fall 2010 as associate chaplain and the university's first Muslim chaplain."

Church and State (Universities)

"Major higher education groups urge Supreme Court to consider appeal of ruling they fear could force public colleges to financially support worship and other practices of religion."

How Spiritual Traits Enhance Students' Lives—and Maybe Their Grades

"During college, students attend religious services less often, but they become more spiritual—and that growth is linked to a number of positive academic and personal outcomes. That's one of the key findings of Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students' Inner Lives, a new book based on a longitudinal study of students."

The Shadow Scholar

"Ed Dante is a pseudonym for a writer who lives on the East Coast. Through a literary agent, he approached The Chronicle wanting to tell the story of how he makes a living writing papers for a custom-essay company and to describe the extent of student cheating he has observed."

The Catholicity Test

"Review of Roman Catholic colleges' adherence to church guidelines reopens debate about balancing allegiance to doctrine and free inquiry in academe."

Catholic Colleges 20 Years After 'Ex Corde'

"Twenty years ago, Pope John Paul II issued Ex corde Ecclesiae (From the Heart of the Church), an Apostolic Constitution that defined Roman Catholic colleges and created guidelines to assist them in fulfilling their missions."

U. of Wisconsin Cannot Exclude Religious Group From Student Fees, Court Says

"Federal judges rule that a Roman Catholic group cannot be excluded from receiving student fees for activities such as worship, proselytizing, and religious instruction."

Mark Noll Interview - The Future of Evangelicals in Academia

An interview with noted historian Mark Noll on the future of evangelicals in academia.

Religious Anti-Bias Rules Upheld

"The Supreme Court ruled today, 5-to-4, that public colleges and universities may require religious organizations seeking recognition or funds as campus groups to comply with anti-bias rules."

Scientists Get Religion

"New head of AAAS program strives to improve dialogue between researchers and people of faith."

Faith and Freedom

"Christian Higher Education Canada has announced that it is organizing meetings to bring together faculty members and administrators from a range of institutions to discuss and, maybe, define academic freedom."

Christian Colleges Flourish in Distance Learning Environment

"The question facing universities looking to compete in the booming market for online higher education is not so much how to do it, but how to distinguish themselves from the rest. In this, Christian universities appear to have a built-in advantage. And many are seizing the opportunity to expand their footprint."

Interview With Wheaton's Next President

"Wheaton College chose from one of its own when it appointed Philip Ryken, pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, as its next president." Here is an interview with him.

New Study Confirms Crisis in Catholic Higher Education

"Attending a Catholic college has minimal impact on a Catholic student’s practice and embrace of the Catholic faith, according to a new study released Sunday at a gathering of Catholic college presidents in Washington, D.C."