Every summer, my family would make a highly anticipated weekly trip to the local public library to check in on our progress for the summer reading program. The librarians would open a treasure box of prizes to reward us for the hours we spent reading the previous week, always leading up to end-of-summer prizes like free ice cream or tickets to the local minor league baseball team.
What are the benefits students receive through Catholic higher education compared to secular education? This is the question Jason King, the Beirne Chair and director of the Center for Catholic Studies at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, explored in a recent study. He recently spoke with OSV News’ Charles Camosy about the non-financial benefits they found that Catholic higher education had on students.