Faculty Directory
Michael James
Lecturer; Director, Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education
Michael James
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion 229
Telephone: 617-552-0763
Email: michael.james@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Notre Dame
- M.A., Indiana University
- Ph.D., Indiana University
Research Interests
Educational leadership; institutional mission and strategic planning; religion, education and culture; and, educational development and moral identity.
Expertise
- Catholic Education
- Comparative & International Education
- Higher Education
Department
Biography
A prolific writer and speaker, Michael James focuses on the role of religion in higher education—for institutions, teachers, students, and learning itself.
As Director of the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, James leads an annual seminar for global scholars and practitioners—a highly regarded opportunity to address enduring issues such as developing a Catholic campus culture and nurturing the Catholic intellectual tradition.
His current role on the editorial board of Claritas: A Journal of Dialogue and Culture continues his history of engagement with professional journals, including more than five years as editor at The Journal of Catholic Education.
He has previously served as Vice President of the Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities; as Co-Director of the Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities; and on the planning committee for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Annual Catholic Social Ministry. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Notre Dame and his master’s degree and doctorate at Indiana University.
His work is accessible to a wide range of audiences. One of his books, Five Steps to Effective Student Leadership, has been called “immensely helpful … [to] any student leader.” He has presented throughout the United States and in Brazil and Jordan.
Honors
Awards
- Journal of Catholic Education. Selected one of the twenty most influential articles in the twenty-year history of the journal. James, M. & Estanek, S. “Building the Capacity for Mission through Use of the Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities. 2018.
Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Outstanding Scholarship Award. 2008.
INVITED LECTURES, SEMINARS, & WORKSHOPS
International
- Presenter, “Catholic Higher Education Identity & Globalization” Center for International Higher Education Pontifical Catholic University Santiago, Chile. November, 2017.
- Keynote Address, “The Purposes and Outcomes of Higher Education Assessment”. United Nations & Ministry of Education. Brasilia, Brazil. October, 2017.
- Seminar Facilitator, “Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education Brazil. UNISAL Sao Paulo, Brazil. May, 2017.
- Keynote Address, “The Christian Inspiration of Catholic Higher Education.” Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, UNISAL, Sao Paulo, Brazil. October, 2014
National
- Presenter, “Ex corde Ecclesiae and Catholic Higher Education” Vincentian Mission Institute, Chicago and New York, August, 2018.
- Presenter, “Faith-Based Higher Education in the United States and Beyond” Faith Based Universities and Internationalization: Balancing Mission & Market Realities. AIEA -Association of International Education Administrators and Boston College CIHE – Center for International Higher Education, April, 2018.
- Lecture, “Ex corde Ecclesiae and Catholic Higher Education” Vincentian Mission Institute, Chicago and New York September, 2014
- Lecture, “Spirituality & the College Student” National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference Advisors’ Workshop, Boston College July 2014
- Lecture, “Student Leadership & the Art of Loving” National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference Delegates Workshop, Boston College July 2014
- Lecture, “Spirituality, Religion & the Catholic College Student Experience” Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, Boston College July 2014
- Presenter, “Mission Assessment in Catholic Higher Education” Annual Conference Catholic Higher Education Research Cooperative, Villanova University April 2014
- Presenter, “The Spirituality of Communion and the Catholic University” at a Symposium on The Spirituality of Communion and the Catholic University, University of Notre Dame January 2014
- Presenter, “National Study of Senior Mission Officers in Catholic Higher Education” Mission Leader Workshop, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Wash., DC January 2014
Regional
- Workshop Facilitator, “Making Meaning out of Mission” New Jersey Catholic colleges and universities Student Affairs workshop, Seton Hall University. June 2014
Institutional
- Presenter, “Strategic Planning and Board of Trustees” Winter Meeting of the Board of Trustees, National Hellenic College March 2014