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	June 8, 2000

Vatican backs rules for Catholic colleges that spur concerns about academic freedom The Vatican has approved a controversial set of rules for Roman Catholic colleges in the United States that, among other things, require Catholic theologians to seek mandates from their local bishops to teach theology. The rules have been opposed by leading scholars at many Catholic colleges as antithetical to the traditions of academic freedom in the United States. 2 Detroit Catholic colleges will join forces, with help from pizza magnate The Roman Catholic education empire started by Domino's Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan is expanding again, officials announced this week. House panel votes less for science than Clinton sought, and nothing for AmeriCorps Congressional Republicans voted Wednesday for a spending plan that makes no provision for the large budget increases President Clinton requested for the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the 2001 fiscal year. A key committee also declined to finance the president's prized AmeriCorps national service program. Spring commencement speakers are announced by 3 colleges Spring commencement speakers have been announced by California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Strayer University. PREVIOUS DAILY NEWS REPORTS