Catholic, Jesuit Higher Education and the Future of Global Development

April 6, 2015

This week, bloggers reflect on what strengths the global network of Jesuit, Catholic universities bring to the challenge of advancing global development, and what new actions can be taken.

related | Explore more of the dialogue among some 20 bloggers based at Jesuit institutions worldwide.

In the Series

Response: Jesuit Universities and Three Essential Components for Forming Ideal Students

Gretta Castelino
April 9, 2015

Response: Alleviating Suffering through a Global, Catholic and Jesuit, Liberal Education

David Hollenbach
April 6, 2015

Response: Educating to Work For and With Others

Taro Komatsu
April 6, 2015

Response: Lessons from the Church’s Past Should Inform Higher Education Today

Soichiro Yamashita
April 6, 2015

Response: Replacing Global Indifference with Solidarity through Jesuit Education

François Kaboré
April 6, 2015

About the Author

Thomas Banchoff

Thomas Banchoff is director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and serves as vice president for global engagement at Georgetown University, where he is a professor in the Department of Government and the Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is a co-convener of the Georgetown Global Dialogues and co-chairs the Task Force on Global Citizenship of the International Association of Jesuit Universities.