Izzy and I visited friends at AMU last December, staying in the cabana/pool house right across from this doorway (click to read the name.)
I saw last evening in Open Book (but could not get Blogger to open -- sigh) that Fr. Fessio had been asked to resign and leave AMU immediately.
There's plenty of speculation out there (plus Fr.'s own words) about what led to this. I hope that this does not mean a diminution in the original vision of AMU as a place for vigorous scholarship in a faithful community. I'm sure parents who are helping their juniors and seniors with finalizing applications are watching closely.
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Update 3/24:
From comments at Open Book. Looks like he'll get to keep the cabana.
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From: Nick Healy
Sent: Thu 3/22/2007 6:22 PM
To: Fla-Faculty; Fla-Staff; FLA-Students
Subject: Father Fessio - update
We expressed yesterday that the separation of Father Fessio from the University’s administration had nothing to do with our shared commitment to our mission as a Catholic university ex corde ecclesiae. As a sign of our esteem for his great gifts and abilities, we have asked Father Fessio and he has agreed to continue a relationship with us. This will include the following:
(i) He will be designated a theologian in residence and maintain a room on campus.
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