Thomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
Truth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
The intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
There is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
“When I was in College, I used to be on my knees in the chapel begging God to let me be a philosopher,” says Dr. Henry Zeiter. “But my father said, ‘You need to get a life, then you can be a philosopher.’” Dr. Zeiter got a life. In fact, he became one of the nation’s foremost eye surgeons. And he also became a philosopher.
Having grown up in the forests of Washington state’s Olympic peninsula, Andrew W. Zepeda (’79) made a big leap geographically and culturally to attend Thomas Aquinas College.
Rosemary E. Donohue was born the oldest of three children to her father, a prominent New York/New Jersey physician, and her mother, the daughter of the famed jeweler, Adolph Walter. Miss Donohue thus came from third generation Irish Catholics on her father’s side and fourth generation German Catholics on her mother’s side. But her mother died when she was four years old, leaving her father to raise the three young children alone. He saw to it that his children (Rosemary, Eugene, and Daniel) received the best Catholic education available in New York and New Jersey.
Felix S. McGinnis, Jr., was involved with Thomas Aquinas College from almost the very beginning. He joined the Board of Governors in 1974 and served on it until his retirement in 2001, at which point, by resolution of his erstwhile colleagues, he was granted emeritus status in honor of his many years of exemplary work.
(Thomas Aquinas College Newsletter, Fall 2009)
In the early morning hours of August 28, 2009, Thomas Aquinas College lost a member of its Board of Governors and one of its dearest friends, Dr. Harry G. Browne, who died in his sleep, unexpectedly but peacefully, at his home in Sparks, Nev.
By Dr. Ronald P. McArthur
Thomas Aquinas College Newsletter, Fall 2000
In the early hours of January 29, 2010, the morning following the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, the world lost one of its finest Thomistic philosophers. And Thomas Aquinas College lost one of its most loyal champions and dearest friends. Dr.
On January 17, 2006, Thomas Aquinas College suffered the loss of a great man and a dear friend whose tireless dedication to the College’s mission will never be forgotten.
