We recently sent an email to about 6,000 guidance counselors all over the U.S., and the world. I thought I’d share excerpts of it with you, since the content of the letter helps to tell the Loyola story, in the … Continue reading »

Today we are having our second of three auditions for admission into our College of Music and Fine Arts. It’s not a bad way to spend a Saturday, welcoming families from all over the country to audition for spots in … Continue reading »

Six months ago I had occasion to attend a luncheon hosted by Loyola’s Joseph A. Butt College of Business. The keynote speech was given by the College’s then-new Dean, Dr. Bill Locander. I was captivated by the first words he … Continue reading »

Loyola offers students a tremendous amount of personal attention. It’s here every step of the way–in the admission process in the form of interviews, tours, events, and our staff’s intentional availability. Of course, it’s in the classroom–faculty take the time … Continue reading »

Some things just fit, and the living-learning communities at Loyola are one of them. We pride ourselves in weaving our curriculum around engagement and what better way to engage than to share residence space with students studying the same subject … Continue reading »

Usually I don’t write too much about the weather because, well, isn’t weather the default setting in most conversations? “Hi, Bill.” “Hey, Sal.” (VERY LONG AWKWARD PAUSE). “Great weather. Eh, Bill?”

I had the wonderful occasion to chat in the last month with two members of our esteemed English department. Kate Adams, the chair of the department, has graciously provided me with some highlights; many are included below. I met John … Continue reading »