Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., Launches New Catholic College-Credit Online Program

May 10, 2010 | Ignatius Insight

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2010—Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio¸ founder and editor of Ignatius Press, a former student of Pope Benedict XVI, and longtime leader in Catholic higher education, is launching a groundbreaking, international college-credit program for Catholic high school students, homeschoolers, and others.

The program, called the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program (www.liberalstudiesprogram.com), is a joint project of Ignatius Press and Angelicum Great Books Program, a longstanding provider of homeschooling and other liberal arts resources. Father Fessio serves as Chancellor of the new online LSP program, which begins this fall.

The Need for a Solidly Catholic Online College-Credit Program

"The Liberal Studies Program comes at the perfect time to address a rapidly growing need and desire of serious Catholic parents and students," according to Father Fessio, whose previous academic positions include founding and serving as the first Director of the St. Ignatius Institute, University of San Francisco, and Provost of Ave Maria University in Florida.

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