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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
- Ph.D., Indiana University
- M.A., Indiana University
- B.A., Notre Dame
Courses
Higher Education in American Society
Field Experience in Higher Education
Advanced Field Experience in Higher Education
Religion and Higher Education
Catholic Higher Ed Administration&Leadership
Research Interests
Educational leadership; institutional mission and strategic planning; religion, education and culture; and, educational development and moral identity.
Expertise
- Higher Education
Department
Profile
A prolific writer and speaker, Michael James focuses on the intersection of religion and intellectual culture in higher education and its meaning for institutional leadership, faculty teaching and scholarship, student formation, and Catholic higher education for the common good.
As a full-time faculty member in the department of Educational Leadership & Higher Education, he coordinates the MA degree program concentration in Spirituality, Faith and Formation in Higher Education and the Ed.D. concentration in Catholic Higher Education.
As Director of the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, James leads an annual global seminar for administrators and scholars—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 editor at both The Journal of Catholic Education and The Journal of Catholic Higher Education.
He previously served as Vice President of the Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities and as a member on the planning committee for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering. James also served in a number Institutional leadership roles including Dean for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Mount Marty University, South Dakota and Assistant Director for Undergraduate Admissions at his alma mater the University of Notre Dame, IN where he earned his bachelor’s degree followed by his master’s degree and doctorate at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
His work is accessible to a wide range of audiences including Hesburgh of Notre Dame: Assessments of a Legacy (2023) and Five Steps to Effective Student Leadership (2013). He has presented throughout the United States, and globally including Brazil, Chile, Jordan, Israel, Poland, Australia and Kenya.
Select Publications
- Reem, Todd C., James, Michael J. (Eds.) Hesburgh of Notre Dame: Assessments of a Legacy. (Palgrave Macmillan: Chams, Switzerland) 2023
- de Witt, Hans, Bernasconi, Andrés, James, Michael, Car, Visnja, Hunter, Fiona, Véliz, Daniela, (Eds.) Catholic Universities: Identity & Globalization. (Brill/Sense Publishers) 2018
- James, Michael “Uma Antropologia Crista una Desenvolvelmento do Aluno na Instituicao Catolica de Educacao Superior” Instituicoes Catolicas de Educacao Superior: Natureza, Inspiracao e Etica. (Eds.) Ronaldo Zacharias, (UNISAL: Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2019
- James, Michael “Catholic Higher Education in the United States: Identity and Internationalization” Catholic Universities: Identity & Globalization. (Eds.) de Witt, Hans, Bernasconi, Andrés, James, Michael, Car, Visnja, Hunter, Fiona, Véliz, Daniela, (Brill/Sense Publishers) 2018
- James, Michael J. “A Christian Anthropology for the Mentoring Community: Nurturing Love & a Shared Humanity” Christian Higher Education 2023
- James, Michael J. “Catholic Higher Education in the 21st Century: Leadership for a Changing Higher Education Landscape” Christian Higher Education: International Journal of Research, Theory & Practice 2022
- James, M.J. “Catholic Higher Education in the 21st Century: A View from the United States” The Quarterly Ethos: John Paul II Institute Lublin, Poland 2019
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