text: On a  Catholic college campus, there must be an appreciation that in the search for wisdom and truth, unity and uniformity are not synonymous.
  
  Yet, the Church and campus interest groups on the Right and on the Left seek homogenized acceptance in the academy. Diversity is the last thing they value...even as they proclaim that they do. They disdain dissent, doubt, and ambiguity.  And make false gods of obedience, certainty, and clarity.  They believe what Archbishop Chaput (and my drill sergeant) said, "Confusion is of the devil." 
  
  If you want to be Notre Dame or BC--wonderful. If you want to be Ave Maria or Franciscan--wonderful. If you think Georgetown is the model--wonderful. The same for Wyoming Catholic.  But  ask, and defend your metrics:
  
  Are we a great Catholic university AND a Catholic great university?  *Few can claim to be both.
  And,  to me, diversity in all areas is an essential value to consider in judging both "great Catholic" and "Catholic great."  
  
  * Let's name 'em.