October 20, 2021 Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., selected as 25th president of Loyola University Maryland The Loyola University Maryland Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., as the institution’s 25th president. Sawyer, currently Loyola’s senior vice president, was chosen after a national search following the June 2021 retirement of the Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., who led the University for 16 years. Sawyer will begin as president on Jan. 1, 2022.
October 18, 2021 Bending toward social justice: Loyola University Maryland professor leads institute to address race, peace, and social justice Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and African American studies at Loyola University Maryland, founded and directs the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice, which opened at Loyola in October 2020. Whitehead answers questions on the founding of the Karson Institute and how she hopes it will engage the community.
October 18, 2021 Loyola co-hosts Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Annual Conference The movement of innovation and entrepreneurship that is underway at Loyola University Maryland was showcased on a global stage at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Annual Conference, “Leading with Entrepreneurship: Succeeding in Revitalization.” The conference at Loyola, which the University co-hosted with the University of Baltimore, from Oct. 13-16, 2021, attracted 320 in-person attendees and approximately 200 more online.
October 14, 2021 Loyola’s Karson Institute to celebrate first anniversary with events Oct. 28 Loyola University Maryland’s Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice celebrates its one-year anniversary with a series of in-person and virtual events on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.
October 11, 2021 Loyola University Maryland named to Forbes’ list of top colleges Loyola University Maryland was named to the 2021 list of “America’s Top Colleges” by Forbes. Loyola ranked at No. 210 on the list of 600 colleges, which this year gave preference to affordability and opportunities for low-income students. Loyola also ranked at No. 109 on the list of private colleges and No. 84 on the list of colleges in the Northeast.
October 8, 2021 Loyola named among nation’s top universities in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking Loyola University Maryland was named one of the top universities nationally in the “Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2022.” Loyola ranked at No. 223 among almost 800 universities on the list.
September 30, 2021 Loyola’s School of Education to host virtual panel featuring educator perspectives on teaching during COVID-19 Loyola University Maryland’s School of Education will host a virtual panel of educators in “Educator Perspectives: Teaching During a Pandemic” on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
September 28, 2021 Loyola University Maryland Announces Two New Study Abroad Programs Loyola University Maryland will offer two new study abroad programs for the 2022-2023 academic year—one in Seoul, South Korea, and one in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
September 23, 2021 Loyola MAT Student Receives Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship Loyola University Maryland graduate student Summer Pearson, ’22, was recently awarded a Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship from the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The scholarship is awarded to students who pledge to teach in a Maryland public school or public prekindergarten that has at least 50% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
September 23, 2021 “Afghan culture is under attack:” Loyola history professor brings perspective from Afghanistan Bahar Jalali, Ph.D., visiting associate professor of history at Loyola University Maryland, was born in Afghanistan and specializes in the country’s history and culture. She started an online campaign for women’s rights in Afghanistan by wearing colorful traditional Afghan attire in defiance of the Taliban’s strict dress codes for Afghan women.