What is a LaSallian education?

happy1
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:18:26 +0000

We looked at a few Jesuit colleges, two LaSallian colleges and a Franciscian College. We did not note meaningful differences between them from the tours/information sessions we attended. FWIW we were not particularly looking for a Catholic college, but S gravitated towards mid-sized universities with undergrad business schools, preferably in an urban location (suburban was OK) and these schools fit his preferences.

He ended up at attending Fordham and had a wonderful experience. He had friends of different religious as well as atheists/agnostics who were happy there. The Jesuits are educators first and foremost and do not force religion on anyone (religious outlets are available for those who wish to partake).

That said, to be comfortable at any Catholic university I think one should; 1) be respectful of religion; 2) have no issue with seeing religious symbols on campus (ex. crucifix); and 3) look at the core curriculum for each school (can be found online) and be fine with the idea of taking any required philosophy/theology courses.