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Discipline. Political science. Institutions. Marquette University. Main interests. American constitutional law. interest-group politics. Virgil Clarence Blum SJ (1913–1990) was an American Jesuit and professor of political science at Marquette University .
Apr 6, 1990 · The Rev. Virgil C. Blum, a Jesuit priest and educator who was the founder and president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, died at his home yesterday after a short illness....
His area of expertise was American constitutional law and interest-group politics. From 1953 to 1956 Blum taught at Creighton University. In 1956 he joined the political science faculty at Marquette University, receiving promotion to associate professor in 1958 and full professor in 1961.
Apr 21, 2023 · Fr. Virgil Blum founded the Catholic League in April 1973. On April 27, we will celebrate our 50th anniversary. Fr. Blum was a Jesuit professor of political science at Marquette University, and he made it his mission to found an organization that would allow lay Catholics to become the defenders of the faith.
Jun 29, 2022 · Blum, Virgil C. Publication date 1977 Topics Church and education -- United States, Education and state -- United States, Federal aid to private schools -- United States
This study examines the life of the American Jesuit priest, political scientist, and political activist Virgil C. Blum (1913-1990). Blum was a leading Catholic advocate for public funding for children attending non-public schools, expressed most clearly through his writings and his leadership in Citizens for Educational Freedom (CEF), a ...
The Center was named after Rev. Virgil Blum, S.J., (1913-1990), a Marquette professor of political science and a pioneer in the movement for parental choice in education. Dr. Quade began planning for the Blum Center in 1991.
