Immersion Trip to the US-Mexico Border Inspires Action on Jesuit Campuses
In mid-June, fifteen faculty members from ten Jesuit universities gathered at the Encuentro Project in El Paso, TX, for an immersion trip sponsored by the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN), in partnership with Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
Boston College Offers Afghan Refugee Resilience, Generosity & Hope
Since arriving at Boston College after the Taliban seizure of Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021, Farhad Sharifi has worked to support local refugees as a program advisor for BC’s School of Social Work.
Through Outreach to Refugees, Creighton Lives Out Universal Apostolic Preferences
From the Creighton Department of Family Medicine Clinic, to the Schlegel Center for Service and Justice, Creighton University students have many opportunities to support refugees in and around Omaha, NE.
In New Book, Fordham Professors Show How Mutuality Approach Empowers Migrants
At a challenging time for migration, two Fordham professors have published a book that gives the mic to the migrants themselves—offering a window into their under-the-radar successes and what they’ve done to give back to their adopted country.
Loyola Maryland Professor Provides Mental Health Services to Asylum Seekers in Baltimore
In November 2021, a partnership between two professors at Loyola University Maryland and Johns Hopkins University helped establish HEAL Refugee Health & Asylum Collaborative: a program to help asylum seekers coming to the United States.
Sibling Trio Live Out Their Dream of Education at Rockhurst
Three little words — “where leaders learn” — is what sealed the deal for Ikhlas Adam, ’24, a refugee from Sudan, to fulfill the necessary credits to complete her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree at Rockhurst University.
USF Graduate Students Visit San Diego-Tijuana Border
Last February, a group of Masters in Migration Studies students and faculty from the University of San Francisco visited the San Diego-Tijuana border to meet with nonprofit organizations that serve to humanize and dignify migrants transiting to the United States.
Government Relations
What’s in store as we head toward the end of the 118th U.S. Congress? Let’s unpack the issues and dynamics that will impact our Jesuit colleges and universities in the months ahead, as we meet the challenge to upend the narrative that college is not “worth it.”