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Article: Boston College adds minor in Jewish studies; college may be first Roman Catholic school to launch program.(NOTEWORTHY NEWS)(Brief Article)
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- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
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- October 20, 2005
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NEWTON, MASS.
Boston College, a Roman Catholic school with about a 1 percent Jewish student population, has launched a program this year that will allow students to minor in Jewish studies.
Although many Catholic universities have endowed chairs in Jewish studies and academic centers that study Jewish-Catholic relations, Boston College officials believe the university is one of the first Catholic universities to start a minor in Jewish studies.
"The program responds to the post-Vatican 11 efforts on the part of the Catholic Church to integrate Jewish studies into Catholic university curricula," Dr. Dwayne E. Carpenter, a professor of romance ...