Loyola University New Orleans Celebrates Inauguration of President Xavier Cole
Loyola University New Orleans is celebrating the inauguration of Xavier A. Cole, Ed.D., as its 18th president.
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New Ignatian Formation Coordinator for the Alum Service Corps
A life of service brings joy. The Alum Service Corps (ASC) exemplifies this simple truth through education and service to high school students. Dan Everson, SJ, the new Ignatian formation coordinator for the ASC, hopes that ASC volunteers experience the joy that comes from this life of service. Everson has a background in teaching, having …
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Fidel Pol Strives to Provide Education Formed by Jesuit Spirituality
By Jerry Duggan Fidel Pol, headmaster of the high school division of St. John’s College, the only all-boys Jesuit Catholic education institution in Belize, makes the success of his students his first priority. He believes in planting the seed for these young men to become future leaders in their community and works to shape the …
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Robert Chura Promotes Global Collaboration at St. Louis University High School
By Ignatius Plato Developing students to live as responsible citizens, sensitive to the needs of their world, is a hallmark of Jesuit education. In many cases, this education incorporates consideration of global or international issues. St. Louis University (SLU) High School in St. Louis invites its students to active global conversation through its Global Education …
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Jesuit Prison Education Network Seeks “Co-Laborers in Mercy”
By Tim Linn How Vermonn Roberts came to Chillicothe Correctional Center is a matter of public record; the details and proceedings can be easily found in court records and newspaper articles. It’s something she lives with each day as an inmate. And it comes with feelings of deep regret, loneliness and hopelessness that haunted her …
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Province Office Focuses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“Justice is what love looks like in public.” This quote from Cornel West was the heart of Fr. Bryan Massingale’s presentation at Saint Louis University on the Spirituality of Racial Metanoia. The April event was part of the Sharing the Whole Story program offered by the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province’s Office of …
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Ron Rebore Intersects Faith and Success for Jesuit Schools
by Ignatius Plato Action and empathy – the physical meets the spiritual. The Society of Jesus relies on these two qualities in its mission to stand with the marginalized and accompany young people. Ron Rebore, the provincial assistant for secondary and pre-secondary education in the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province, actively contributes to …
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Province Offers Colleagues of Color Retreat for Educators in Jesuit Schools
By Ignatius Plato Educators who are also people of color are often called upon to do extra work precisely because they are people of color. It is an expectation that is both challenging and stress inducing. “So often, our high school teachers of color are asked to ‘be on this diversity committee’ and ‘be on …
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Dr. Salvador D. Aceves Named Next Regis University President
December 12, 2022 – Regis University in Denver has named its next president, Salvador D. Aceves, Ed.D. He previously served the university as senior vice president and chief financial officer, beginning in 2014. He will be the university’s first lay and Latino president. Dr. Aceves will be sworn in as Regis University’s president on Jan. …
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Five Years after Hurricane Maria: Recalling the Impact on Puerto Rico
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff “Since Maria …” It’s a phrase one hears often when talking to people on Puerto Rico, much like “before Katrina” when speaking to New Orleanians. Life on Puerto Rico is marked as “before Maria” and “since Maria,” referring to the Category 4 hurricane that struck the island on Sept. 20, 2017. …
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