Rev. John Thiede, S.J., named vice president for mission and ministry at Marquette University
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In Marquette University’s original statement following the Oct. 7 massacre, the school neither condemned Hamas nor mentioned terrorism. But in a new statement released almost one month after the attacks, Marquette did both. The university’s Oct. 10 statement, labeled “Praying for peace in the Middle East,” broadly referenced “devastating violence” and called for “an end
In recent years, American colleges and universities have struggled on the question of whether they have an institutional responsibility to take a stand on contemporary moral and social issues. One view says “no”: that the purpose of higher education is to train students to critically evaluate opposing views for themselves, and to provide a forum
On August 16, 1987, the flight heading to Phoenix crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 154 onboard. Two more people perished on the ground.
Wednesday marks 35 years since the deadliest plane crash in Michigan history. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 took off from Romulus headed for Arizona — it didn’t make it far.