{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaking-it-personal-with-bishop-william-joensen.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F08-15-2026-fGaWX9mZ","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"From Dominican University to the Vatican: Dr. Donna Carroll on the Future of Catholic Colleges – 08/15/2026","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c6a94975-e767-4a64-93c6-637cf191bc65/0db40557-29e0-44ac-9a53-2d326b67d70e/mip-cover2-web.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"On this episode of Making It Personal, Bishop William Joensen and co-host Jean Thill welcome Dr. Donna Carroll, President of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), for a conversation on faith-driven leadership in Catholic higher education. Drawing on her 27 years as president of Dominican University in Illinois, Dr. Carroll discusses the shrinking tenure of Catholic college presidents, the growing need for trust between bishops and campus leaders, and a recent private audience with Pope Leo XIV in Rome. Bishop Joensen also opens the show with reflections on the Feast of the Assumption, the witness of St. Maximilian Kolbe, and the start of a new Catholic school year across the Diocese of Des Moines.\n\nGuest: Dr. Donna Carroll, President of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)\n27 years as president of Dominican University, Illinois — one of the longest tenures in Catholic higher ed\nA firsthand account of ACCU's private audience with Pope Leo XIV in Rome\nSt. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Henry Newman as co-patrons of Catholic education\nBishop Joensen reflects on the Assumption, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and the new school year"}