DePaul Forms Theological Education Alliance
Catholic Theological Union (CTU), the largest Roman Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry in the United States, and DePaul University, the largest Catholic university in the United States, announced that they are forming an educational alliance.
“This is an opportunity for both schools to strengthen their academic ‘muscle’ to address the challenges that we face as a society and in the church,” says the Rev. Donald Senior, C.P., president of CTU.
“The CTU-DePaul alliance is an extraordinary way to advance the discussion about the future of theological study and to create exciting new ways to deliver ministerial education,” says the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul. “CTU has been home to some of the finest Catholic theological scholars in the nation.”
The alliance is a vehicle for both institutions to explore exciting ways to deliver educational opportunities to their respective students, faculties and staffs. CTU sees advantages in making available to its students preparing for ministry the managerial, communication and social media education, among other opportunities, that DePaul provides.
The alliance will make it possible for DePaul students interested in theological graduate study to begin doing so while still at DePaul. Faculty will be able to expand their experience by teaching at both institutions.