“Déjà vu All Over Again”: Commentary on the Catholic Higher Education Collaborative Conference on Leadership at Loyola University Chicago

Abstract

In fall 2007, nine Catholic colleges and universities began a collaborative process to explore ways Catholic institutions of higher education (CIHE) could increase effective support of pre-K-12 Catholic schools. This new organization, Catholic Higher Education Collaborative (CHEC), committed to hosting a series of six conferences focused on forming partnerships to generate innovative responses to the critical nature of the current state in Catholic schooling. The Loyola University Chicago CHEC conference on leadership in October of 2009 was the second in the series. This article presents the author's critique on the CHEC conference on leadership at Loyola University Chicago...