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New conceptualizations such as "post-secularism" or "multiple secularities" have appeared in the academy, seeking to provide new approaches to understanding phenomena as diverse as the withdrawal of religion from the public sphere, the privatization of religion, the emergence of new forms of spirituality, fundamentalist violence, the emergence of more charismatic ways of experiencing religion, the decline in the communitarian and institutional practice or religious affiliation.

Last winter, students from Santa Clara University had the opportunity to visit the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) as part of an immersion program from the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education that focused on Accompaniment and Intentional Communities in Quito, Ecuador.

The International Association of Jesuit Engineering Schools (IAJES) is a worldwide network aimed at promoting a new generation of engineers, scientist and researchers who seek a more humane and just world using technology and innovation under the guiding principles of the Society of Jesus.

We're excited to announce the "Making Hope Possible" conference, hosted by the Lassalle-Institut, Switzerland, from August 25-29, 2024. This event brings together engaged scholars and reflective practitioners to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and global injustice through transdisciplinary collaboration.

Durante la primera semana de diciembre, tuvo lugar el X Encuentro de las Facultades de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de las Universidades Jesuitas de Centroamérica con ESADE; siendo sede del mismo en esta ocasión, la Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas de El Salvador (UCA)

In 2016, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities put in motion the Mission Priority Examen (MPE) as a self-study and peer review process for reaffirming the Jesuit, Catholic mission of Jesuit colleges and universities.

Advantere School of Management was born and exists as a collaborative project promoted by Pontifical University Comillas and University of Deusto, with the collaboration of Georgetown University as a strategic academic partner.

Faculty members from North American Universities are active participants in the task forces in the International Association of Jesuit Engineering Schools(IAJES). Four of the task forces are led by faculty from North America including Gail Baura from Loyola University Chicago, Allan Baez Morales from Santa Clara University, Aleksandar Zecevic from Santa Clara University and Bryan Ranger from Boston College who heads the Healthcare task force.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the only Jesuit institution in mainland China, The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies gathered friends and alumni on the evening of November 28 to cherish the sweet memories of the past and look forward to the bright future.

In a series of posts, we have shared with you some reflections on Jesuit university networks. In the first post, entitled “A vision on Jesuit University Networks,” we analyzed the context in which these networks have developed in recent decades and raised questions about their usefulness and the circumstances that make their creation desirable.

In the previous article, “A View on Jesuit University Networks”, we took a look at the context in which Jesuit university networks have developed in recent decades. We also asked about the usefulness of such networks and the circumstances in which their creation is desirable, and presented some answers.

“From poetry to prose: Challenges to make networks work. The University Case” is the title of my talk that I had the honour of giving to the Jesuits of UNIJES during their annual meeting last March 2023.