Social Justice at Loyola

Nancy Tuchman, founding director of the Institute of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago, provides her insights on climate change for the Chicago Tribune.

Loyola University Chicago was highlighted in Catholic Charities’ national magazine for its work related to migration issues, specifically in the United States and Mexico.

Jesuit Refugee Services reports on the work being done through Loyola’s student group – Refugee Outreach – in partnership with Catholic Charities in Chicago.

Asean Johnson advocated for justice at a rally opposing the massive school closures in Chicago.

Congratulations to LUC junior, Shirley Coenen, who was named one of the Pulitzer Center’s 2013 fellows. She will travel to Chile to report on the relations between the government and youth as part of her fellowship.

This summer, The Provost Office for Social Justice Initiatives along with several other groups at Loyola, will co-sponsor a conference [...]

The Chicago-based film, The Interrupters, has won a prestigious award for its depiction of people striving to make a significant difference in their local community.

Governor Quinn praised Loyola’s sustainability efforts and recognized Loyola for achieving Gold status as part of the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact.

Loyola made the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll which recognizes universities whose civic engagement achieves meaningful outcomes in the communities they serve.

“Roger Ebert was celebrated Monday as a film critic, newspaperman, social-justice soldier, husband, father, grandfather and champion of artists and imagination, but the great cross-section of mourners at his Holy Name Cathedral funeral spoke to a quality that perhaps reigned above all others — someone who loved and united people.”