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Symposia, reading groups, and lectures — in Pittsburgh and online.

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In Person and Zoom Event

From all Parts: Newman and Education Today

A two-day symposium on St. John Henry Newman and the future of education, October 13–14, 2026, at the Gailliot Center for Newman Studies and on Zoom.

October 13-14, 2026 · Gailliot Center for Newman Studies & Zoom

In Person and Zoom Event

Catholic Education and Newman

Michael T. Rizzi, EdD — author of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A History — joins NINS to discuss what Newman's vision of the university has to say to Catholic education today.

May 14, 2026 · 17:00–18:00 ET · Gailliot Center & Zoom

Easter Reading Group

Parochial and Plain Sermons

Dive deep into Newman's Parochial and Plain Sermons as we trace his richly layered theology of resurrection, hope, and joy.

Six Tuesdays in Eastertide · April 7 – May 12, 2026 · via Zoom

Online & In Person Symposium

Newman as Doctor of the Church: Insights and Implications

Through presentations by two leading Newman scholars, this symposium explored the historical and theological implications of Newman's addition to the schola doctorum.

March 19, 2026 · Gailliot Center & Zoom

Advent Reading Group

Lyra Apostolica and Meditations and Devotions

Advent is a time of waiting, pondering, longing, and praying in anticipation of the Incarnation of our Lord.

Three Tuesdays in December 2025 · via Zoom

Online & In Person Symposium

New “Paths and Dwelling Places”: The Next Generation of Newman Scholarship

Highlighting the next generation of Newman scholarship, including the first NINS Doctoral Fellows at Durham University.

October 16, 2025 · Gailliot Center & Zoom