December 2022 Connections

In 2022, the higher education community celebrated several milestone anniversaries: fifty years since the establishment of Pell grants and Title IX, and ten years since the creation of DACA (Deferred […]

Professional athlete, activist, and 1991 Santa Clara University alumna Brandi Chastain grew up at a time when the educational and sports anti-discrimination law Title IX was in force— but not […]

Every year, faculty, staff and students from Jesuit institutions across the country gather together at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C. Attendees are invited to come together […]

The women are forever young as they smile cheerfully from a mid-20th century black-and-white photograph. It was their moment in time and, like the women pioneers who preceded them on […]

As the higher education community reflects on milestone anniversaries of progress in the path toward equity and access in higher education–fifty years since the founding of Pell Grants and ten […]

Editor’s note: Pseudonyms were used in this article to protect students’ privacy. Lucy is a first-generation medical student in Georgetown University’s School of Medicine who immigrated to the United States […]

Defending the rights of migrants is one of the most pressing social issues of our times and one that Pope Francis has made clear should be at the center of […]

To be rooted is to be radical…We are called together to radically renew the world by the witness of the Martyrs, one another, and the Ignatian family. Rooted in truth […]

An anniversary is always important to mark. Sometimes, our observances are celebratory; sometimes, they are low-key or even somber. As we mark significant milestones for several federal programs highlighted in […]