Archive for the ‘From Loyola’ Category

Gone for the summer!

Posted on: May 8th, 2013 No Comments

The “From Loyola” blog section will take a break during the summer. Posts from Loyola staff and faculty dedicated to living social justice will resume in the fall. Have a great summer!



The Virtue of Patience

Posted on: April 17th, 2013 No Comments

By Mark Bosco, SJ, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Departments of English & Theology; Director, The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage



Ready to Work: The FORCE Campaign against Records Discrimination

Posted on: April 8th, 2013 No Comments

By Edward Flores
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology



Pacem in Terris Conference in Review

Posted on: April 2nd, 2013 No Comments

By Provost Office for Social Justice Initiatives

Over the course of this academic year, the Provost Office for Social Justice (Office) Initiatives has been…



Earth Justice

Posted on: March 13th, 2013 No Comments

By Rev. Stephen Mitten, S.J.
Spiritual Director &
Resident Ecology Faculty at LUREC

“How do you all maintain a sense of hope?” was the question eventually…



Social Justice through Studying Abroad

Posted on: February 27th, 2013 1 Comment

By Patrick Boyle
Associate Professor of Political Science,
Senior Associate Provost &
Assistant to the President for Global Initiatives and Centers of Excellence

Most undergraduates today desire an opportunity to travel, live and study abroad…



Social Justice from an Administrator

Posted on: February 13th, 2013 No Comments

By Samuel Attoh, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School

Social Justice is a multidimensional and deeply philosophical concept which is widely interpreted by a variety of scholars and professionals…



Confessions of an Unfinished…

Posted on: January 30th, 2013 No Comments

By Lauren Schwer
Director of Retreats
Campus Ministry

I want to be good at whatever I’m doing. A few months ago, I began climbing. I cannot get enough of it. I love the satisfaction of reaching the top of the wall. Over the break, I invited my mother to climb…



The Democratization of Capital

Posted on: January 16th, 2013 No Comments

By Ron Grzywinski
Alumnus in Residence for the Provost Office for Social Justice Initiatives &
Visiting Scholar with the Center for Urban Research and Learning

Until recently the world shared an unspoken but ancient belief that bankers should be revered as a secular priesthood that ministers to capitalism, a new universal religion…



Science Education as a Force for Social Justice

Posted on: December 14th, 2012 No Comments

By David Slavsky
Director for the Center for Science and Math Education
Professor of Physics and Natural Science

It has become almost an axiom of current political discussions that America’s educational system is lacking, and that the failure becomes especially apparent when comparing American students’ test scores in science and mathematics with…