What would happen if, instead of looking at success as defined by money and power, we defined it by the passion that defines vocation? If we go out into the world and pursue things that fulfill our hearts and minds, won’t we be successful?

What was it like joining other college students from across the Americas and participating in a historic virtual synodal encounter with Pope Francis?

How has (can) investing in fair trade coffee at Jesuit institutions illuminate(d) a path to the empowerment of poor and marginalized people and to a more sustainable future?

During summer of 2020, Conversations brought together a group of students from across the AJCU network on Zoom to discuss how Jesuit higher education gives them hope. As you read their responses, we invite you to join the conversation by pondering the same question: What about Jesuit education brings you hope?

What difference can a ten week experience of Ignatian spirituality make in a college student’s life?

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, how have Jesuit institutions like Loyola University New Orleans remained steadfast in upholding Ignatian values and prioritizing the student experience?

Compelled by the Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic mission of educating students to live out lives of leadership and service for the common good, Michael Tanaka, student body president at Gonzaga University, wonders, how can we recognize the dignity of each human person?

In caring for our fellow students, do we ourselves stop and balance our own need for care?

Can you imagine every class you take and major you declare are conduits to our Jesuit mission?

Our students notice when we don’t live up to our espoused values of social justice. How might they challenge us to be more authentically Jesuit colleges and universities today?