“Catholic and Jesuit Higher Education in the United States: Mission, History, and Identity.”

Please join us on Thursday evening, October 26th, at 7:00 pm in Sacred Heart Church (310 Shady Avenue, 15206) for a fascinating journey through the history of Catholic higher education in the United States with Michael T. Rizzi, Ed.D.

Dr. Rizzi is a 2003 graduate of the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in higher education from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017. His recent book “Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A History” will be the topic of his presentation and will be available for purchase that evening.

He traces the complex history of colleges and universities Jesuits have operated in since 1798 in the United States, examining the history of the American education system through the eyes of institutions such as Georgetown University, Boston College, Fordham, Gonzaga, Marquette, and others. He is the first to tell the story of Jesuit Colleges collectively; a history of our higher education system and Jesuit colleges operating within it. He will explain that “what we consider a normal college experience today is very different from what higher education was in the past.

Dr. Rizzi’s presentation will also be live-streamed on our website.