Can American society, which is so divided by questions of truth, goodness and justice, look to universities for a new consensus on these terms and practices?

The time is ripe for rethinking the assumption that the purpose of acquiring a college degree is to snag a job at graduation.

The mission of Assumption College for Sisters states that “through education and community,” the school “forms servant leaders who transform lives.”

John W. Donohue, S.J., an associate editor of America from 1972 to 2007, was described by one Jesuit on staff as "a living rule. Were the Society of Jesus ever to lose its Constitutions, we would need only look to him to see how our life should be lived.”

Men's college basketball's finest squad did not come from one of the N.C.A.A. powerhouses of the past three decades, but from the University of San Francisco, where Bill Russell led the team to consecutive national championships in 1955 and 1956.

Three Jesuit university leaders reflect on Cardinal Blase J. Cupich's piece exploring how Jesuit universities can hold true to their mission.