Thursday, March 13, 2025
6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT
Catholic Information Center
1501 K Street NW
Washington,
DC
20005
United States
Description
Attention! Please note that this event has a new date, Thursday, March 13th at 6:00 PM EDT.
A majority of Americans now say college “isn’t worth it” and college enrollment has dropped at least 10% since its heyday in 2010. Meanwhile, strongly religious colleges, particularly Catholic institutions are reporting record growth.
Join the Catholic Information Center on Thursday, March 13, 2025 as we welcome Kathleen deLaski, author of Who Needs College Anymore?, in conversation with Dr. Peter Kilpatrick, president of the Catholic University of America, on “How Are Catholic Colleges Bucking the Trend in an Anti-College Age?” This 6:00 PM EDT talk will be offered both in-person and virtually through a YouTube livestream.
Who Needs College Anymore? is be available for purchase at the CIC’s bookstore. To learn more about the it, visit: whoneedscollegeanymore.org.
- 5:45 pm EDT: The CIC’s doors open for registrant check-in
- 6:00 pm EDT: Presentation with Ms. deLaski and President Kilpatrick with time for Q&A (this portion will be offered virtually via a livestream)
- 7:00 pm EDT: Booksigning and a light happy hour
- 8:00 pm EDT: Evening concludes
Please RSVP through the online form.
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About the Speakers
Dr. Peter K. Kilpatrick has been the 16th president of The Catholic University of America since 2022.
Kathleen deLaski is an education and workforce designer, founder of the Education Design Lab, and the author of Who Needs College Anymore?: Imagining a Future Where Degrees Won’t Matter (2025).
