The core values of The Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education include:

1. consistent integrity, quality and accuracy;
2. a forward-looking and problem-solving approach;
3. appreciation for the expertise, dedication and responsibilities of Catholic college and university leaders;
4. respect for the authority of the Vatican and bishops with regard to Catholic identity in Catholic higher education;
5. commitment to the vision for faithful liberal arts aducation proposed by the Venerable John henry Cardinal Newman; and
6. fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

The Center fulfills its mission and vision through three interrelated goals:

1. promote excellence in leadership of Catholic higher education by studying and recommending policies and practices to enhance Catholic identity and academic quality;
   
2. provide insightful and valuable analysis of critical issues and developments in higher education, the Church and government that impact Catholic colleges and universities; and
   
3. foster collaboration and mutual support among academic and religious leaders who are committed to faithful, quality Catholic education.

David B. House joined The Cardinal Newman Society as Executive Director of The Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education in January 2010. He has previously served as a consultant for the Center and as an advisor to The Cardinal Newman Society.

Dr. House has more than 30 years experience in higher education, first at two major research universities – the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore – where he taught and served in administrative positions, including directing the Master of Liberal Arts degree programs at USC and JHU and as academic dean of the Hopkins’ School of Continuing Studies.

Inspired by Pope John Paul II’s apostolic constitution, Ex corde Ecclesiae, Dr. House made a conscious career move to Catholic higher education, becoming Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Bellarmine University in 1991 where he served for four years. In 1995 Dr. House became President of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine where he was responsible for institutional growth and for strengthening the college’s Catholic identity. Dr. House retired from Saint Joseph’s in 2007 and became Executive Director of the Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst Foundation, a private, Catholic family foundation.

Dr. House is the author of the book Continuing Liberal Education, as well as numerous articles, op-ed pieces, and papers dealing with liberal education, Catholic higher education, and institutional change, and he has appeared on EWTN and numerous Catholic radio stations. He earned his B.A. degree in German and history from California State University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in German language and literature from the University of Southern California. Dr. House also received a year-long fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and studied and did conducted research in Berlin, Germany. Dr. House received the Immaculate Conception Award from the Diocese of Portland, Maine in 1998 in recognition of his efforts to strengthen the Catholic identity of Saint Joseph’s College and was also awarded an honorary doctorate of human letters from Saint Joseph’s in 2007.

David House has been married to Sue House since 1973, and they have one daughter.