Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

From Colby Dickinson of Loyola University Chicago: "In this essay, I reflect on the gap between research interests and reading interests, which are also seen as opportunities for exploration, revealing new ideas and passions, as well as personal limitations. I liken the process of research to an act of love, fueled by a passion to discover new connections and insights hidden within the familiar." https://lnkd.in/gyrpbsAK

Do you want to learn more about "the more than 300 people enslaved by the Society of Jesus in Maryland who were sold . . . 1838 to alleviate the substantial debts of the Maryland Province and Georgetown College"? Kelly Schmidt of the WashU & Slavery Project reviews The 272 by Rachel Swarns https://lnkd.in/g2PGX2bp

This article provides a brief overview of the Jesuit materials available at the Booth Family Center for Special Collections (BFCSC) at Georgetown University’s Lauinger Library, including the archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus as a resource for investigating early American Catholicism and the history of Jesuit slaveholding in the Province https://lnkd.in/gE9azgmv

One of our journal sections features resources for scholarship and learning about Jesuit higher education. Here, Amy Cooper Cary of Marquette University describes their collections and repository, as well as how to access them https://lnkd.in/gjczB6Mh

From the Physician Assistant program at the University of Detroit Mercy: "Experiences with service-learning allow future healthcare professionals to better understand diverse and vulnerable populations while becoming compassionate leaders." https://lnkd.in/gF7xq4TA

Susana Di Trolio of the Kircher Network examines "the formation, challenges, and best practices for fostering sustainable collaboration" among Jesuit universities https://lnkd.in/gyi_s7ff

From Jeffrey LaBelle, SJ of Marquette: "This study conceptualizes cura communitatis as a contemporary bridge between cura personalis and cura apostolica for Jesuit higher educational institution" https://lnkd.in/gHgf8w6y

How can Jesuit universities "foster a more inclusive environment that upholds social justice and affirms the dignity of every community members"? Morgan Keating and Konstantin Platonov of Loyola Marymount University explore the question with respect to and transgender community members https://lnkd.in/gaMJkYcA

"We call on institutions of higher education, especially Jesuit colleges and universities, to critically examine practices that may be obstacles, or even the reinforcement of structural sin in society, for their underserved students" https://lnkd.in/gH659Fvk

Julia Dowd: "En este artículo sostengo que las mujeres proporcionaron un andamiaje esencial para afianzar la identidad y vocación de Ignacio, y para contribuir igualmente al establecimiento y trabajo pastoral de la Compa?ía" https://lnkd.in/ghKGVfYR