Loyola University Maryland is committed to an ongoing examination of our connections to slavery and to helping our campus and wider community learn about our shared history and foster racial healing, social transformation, and antiracist communities.
As a Jesuit, Catholic university, we must always seek truth, honestly engage with our past— as difficult as that can be—and respond with continued action as we work to create a more just future for all.
Descendants, Students, and the Search for Truth
Loyola’s History, Enslavement, and the Work of Healing
Descendants, Students, and the Search for Truth
Loyola’s History, Enslavement, and the Work of HealingMelisande Short-Colomb, Descendant of Jesuit slaveholding, Implementation Team Member
The work that we are doing now has to be as deliberate and intentional as the work that has been done to exclude.
Brandon Nefferdorf, '25, Psychology major
Each one of us is a unique piece in Loyola’s long history; we deserve to be here.