I suspect that recent news about the closing of Catholic colleges and major changes at others--including the slashing of theology faculty positions and the reduction of theology courses--worries members of our College Theology Society. Of course, some examples come immediately to mind: Marygrove College in Detroit is closing; the College of New Rochelle in New York is closing; Wheeling Jesuit is making drastic reductions. Many of us, including at the larger universities, are also experiencing significant core curricular changes reducing the number of theology courses that undergraduates are expected to take. 

I am posting this on our Open Forum, inviting your thoughts, questions, and--perhaps most importantly--suggestions (especially with regard to what the College Theology Society's role should be and what it might do, including at upcoming annual conventions).

Thanks, George. I hadn't thought as much about "retirement transitions" as you put it. Other job options for theologians is, indeed, something that comes up, but usually in relation with things like being editors, working for a publishing company, and the like. It would be helpful to explore more options and possibilities. As for moral issues, I consider this to be one, too. Perhaps Jim Keenan's book on university ethics could serve as a springboard for further analysis of this problem.