Author Archive for: Cardinal Newman Society Staff
Entries by Cardinal Newman Society Staff
2026 Newman Guide Scholarship Contest Now Open
The Cardinal Newman Society’s Tenth Annual Scholarship Contest will award one lucky high school student $5,000 to attend a Newman Guide Recommended college, with the potential for up to $15,000 in additional aid from select colleges. The contest is open to high school juniors and seniors who follow these four […]
The Top 5 of 2025: ‘Newman Guide News’ Stories
This year, EWTN Catholic Radio invited The Cardinal Newman Society to launch a “Newman Guide News” weekly segment. Host Teresa Tomeo is joined by Kelly Salomon, vice president of Newman Guide programs at The Cardinal Newman Society, every Tuesday at 10:25 a.m. ET to discuss the latest in Catholic education […]
Newman Guide Colleges Flourish in 2025-26
LINK TO PRESS RELEASE In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI declared an “educational emergency,” noting that we have failed “to form sound people who can cooperate with others and give their own lives meaning.” That same year, The Cardinal Newman Society launched The Newman Guide to help Catholic families find faithful […]
CNS Joins Amicus Brief on Title IX Protection for Women’s Sports – Little v Hecox and West Virginia v B.P.J., Supreme Court
West Virginia has a law protecting fairness in women’s sports. The 4th Circuit ruled against it, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in West Virginia v. B.P.J. This and Little v. Hecox (see below) could settle the issue of men and boys playing in woman and girl sports […]
CNS Joins Amicus Brief on Upholding Title VII Religious Exemption – Doe v Catholic Relief Services, 4th Circuit
This case is about whether a religious nonprofit can make employment decisions based on its religious beliefs. Catholic Relief Services stopped providing spousal benefits to John Doe’s legal husband because doing so conflicts with its Catholic faith. In part, the dispute is whether Title VII and the Constitution allow religious […]
Newman Guide Virtual College Fair
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, The Cardinal Newman Society invites all high school students discerning a college and their parents to attend the Newman Guide Virtual College Fair. By attending the Fair, you’ll learn about potential scholarships, receive free merchandise, hear from renowned speakers on navigating the college search, explore […]
CNS Joins Amicus Brief on Title VII Religious Exemption – Zinski v Liberty University, 4th Circuit
In a closely watched case currently in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Zinski v. Liberty University, tests the Title VII exemption for religious colleges under Bostock v. Clayton, which includes “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in the list of actions within the definition of sex discrimination. The Cardinal Newman Society joined […]
Newman Guide Education ‘Strongest Training Plan’ for Heaven, Says Scholarship Contest Winner
“As a devoted runner, I imagine life as a marathon, Heaven as my finish line, and a solid Catholic education as the strongest training plan,” says Teresa White, a homeschooled student in Illinois, who is the winner of The Cardinal Newman Society’s ninth annual Newman Guide Scholarship Contest. White will […]