Campus Notes

The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, NH) issued a press release on Tuesday revealing its partnership with Holy Spirit College (Atlanta, GA) to “preserve and oversee the continuing operations of Sophia Institute Press.”

Effectively, Sophia will now be a publishing division for both colleges, while retaining its independent non-profit status.

From the Thomas More College release:

Gareth Genner, President of Holy Spirit College, will serve as Chairman of the Board, while Thomas More College President William Fahey will oversee the day-to-day operations and serve as its President and Publisher. Sophia’s Board of Directors will be comprised of an equal number of representatives from each college.

“This is one of the most unique and exciting partnerships in modern Catholic publishing,” said outgoing publisher John Barger. “I am thrilled to know that Sophia’s mission will maintain its integrity through a partnership between two of the most faithfully Catholic colleges in the country.”

The concept of collaboration was the brainchild of Gareth Genner, who has served on Sophia’s board for two years.

“It made sense,” said Genner. “In this economic climate, institutions with similar missions must work together to advance their common interests. In this case, we have three institutions all committed to spreading the Gospel of Christ and promoting the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. This arrangement allows us to leverage the strengths of each institution and more effectively answer the Church’s call for a New Evangelization.”

William Fahey agreed, saying, “Gareth and I have collaborated on projects in the past to the fruitful benefit of each institution and its students. Our collaboration on Sophia is our biggest venture yet, but it has already resulted in putting 32 books back into print, and we have begun to stabilize the press in just a few weeks time.”

Learn more about this new publishing partnership here.