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This list contains current press releases about the AJCU and its members. Please click on the entry you wish to view. 

• AJCU Statement on HHS Ruling
• Former AJCU President and Boston College President Recognized by the White House as "Champions of Change" in Catholic Education
• Jesuit Institutions Lead Effort to Save Federal Student Aid
• 2011 National Book Award Winners Announced
• Jesuit Colleges and Universities Among America’s Best in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
• AJCU Hosts 14th Annual Federal Relations Conference
• Jesuit Colleges and Universities Commemorate 10th Anniversary of September 11th Attacks
• AJCU Welcomes Rev. Gregory Lucey, S.J. as New President
• 22 Jesuit Colleges and Universities Named to President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
• AJCU Announces 2011 Commencement Speakers for Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• Le Moyne College President Joins U.S. Representatives to Publicly Oppose Cuts to Federal Student Aid
• AJCU President Charles L. Currie, SJ Receives 2011 CHEA Award
• 2010 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award Winners Announced
• Graduates of Jesuit Institutions Well Represented in the 112th U.S. Congress and Obama Administration
• Six AJCU Institutions Named to Carnegie Foundation 2010 Community Engagement Classification
• Longest-serving president of AJCU, Fr. Charles L. Currie, S.J., to step down
• U.S. Jesuit Colleges and Universities among the "Best" in the Latest National Rankings
• Gonzaga University Elects Dr. Thayne M. McCulloh as New President
• AJCU Remembers Rev. Charles J. Beirne, SJ, 1938-2010
• Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ Announces Retirement as President of Creighton
• AJCU Remembers Rev. Paul L. Locatelli, SJ, 1938-2010
• Saint Joseph’s University Hosts Inaugural Meeting of Eastern Conversations
• Jesuit Superior General Adolfo Nicolas', SJ Keynote Address Available on AJCU Website
• Fr. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.: Leaving a Strong Legacy at Canisius College
• AJCU Announces 2010 Commencement Speakers for Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• Jesuit Basketball Spotlight Initiative Wraps up Year 2, Prepares for Year 3
• U.S. Jesuit College and University Presidents to be Part of International Conference on “Networking Jesuit Higher Education for the Globalizing World”
• Jesuit Institutions and Organizations Offer Support to Chile and Haiti
• Jesuit Colleges and Universities Named to Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
• AJCU President Honored with Hesburgh Award
• New Exhibit in the Nation's Capital Honors Women Religious
• Haiti: What you can do to help
• Fr. William C. McInnes, S.J., Former President of AJCU and Leader in Higher Education, Dies
• AJCU Institutions Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador
• AJCU President Honored with “Robert M. Holstein: Faith Doing Justice” Award
• Spring Hill College Inaugurates Rev. Richard Salmi, SJ as 38th President
• Jesuit Basketball Spotlight Program Prepares for Upcoming 2009-2010 Season
• AJCU and Alpha Sigma Nu Announce 2009 National Book Award Winners
• AJCU Institutions Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries of Women On-Campus
• AJCU Institutions Celebrate Constitution Day on September 17, 2009
• AJCU Statement on Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 1932-2009
• U.S. Jesuit Institutions are among U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges"
• Gonzaga University’s “Donate a Latte Program” Benefits the Catholic University of the Sudan
• 2009 AJCU Commencement Speakers
• Two Presidential Inaugurations to take Place on Friday, April 24th, 2009
• 23 Jesuit Institutions Named to President’s Honor Roll for Community Service
• Jesuit Superior General to Visit United States Jan. 30-Feb.7
• Over 25 Percent of AJCU Institutions Named in Carnegie Foundation’s 2008 Community Engagement Classification
• Jesuit College and University Experts Available to Provide Commentary on Presidential Inauguration
• Jesuit Colleges Build Awareness Campaign around Men’s and Women’s Basketball
• 2008 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award Winners Announced
• Spring Hill College Names Rev. Richard Salmi, S.J. As New President
• AJCU Institutions Celebrate Constitution Day on September 17, 2008
• U.S. News & World Report Magazine Ranks Jesuit Institutions in List of Nation's Top Schools
• AJCU Letter to Congress in Support of the Higher Education Opportunity Act
• In Memoriam: Tim Russert, John Carroll University Alumnus, 1950-2008
• In Memoriam: Fr. Paul Tipton, 1939-2008, Former President of AJCU
• 2008 AJCU Commencement Speakers
• Jesuit Campuses Celebrate Earth Day 2008
• Summarizing Remarks from AJCU on Pope Benedict XVI's Speech to Catholic Education Leaders
• Jesuit College and University Presidents Respond to Pope's Visit
• Jesuit College and University Experts Available to Provide Commentary on Papal Visit
• Le Moyne College Names Dr. Fred P. Pestello As Its 13th President
• Jesuit Institutions Make President's Honor Roll for Community Service
• Jesuit Institutions Join U-CAN Campaign
• Winners of the 2007 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards Announced
• The Society of Jesus Elects a New Superior General
• Faculty Members from Two Jesuit Institutions Named "State Professors of the Year"
• Constitution Day Celebrated on Jesuit Campuses
• Eugene J. Cornacchia, PhD., Appointed 22nd President of Saint Peter's College
• 2007 AJCU Undergraduate Commencement Speakers
• Statement on the Recent Tragedy at Virginia Tech
• Le Moyne College President Charles J. Beirne, S.J. to help establish first Jesuit university in Africa
• AJCU President Celebrates 10th Anniversary
• Eleven Jesuit College and University Teams Qualify for NCAA Tournament
• Jesuit College and University Students Raise Awareness About Poverty and Racism in New Orleans
• AJCU Mourns Passing of Former Wheeling Jesuit University President Rev. Joseph Hacala, S.J.
• IN MEMORIAM: Rev. Robert F. Drinan, S.J.
• 'March for Life' brings hundreds of Jesuit college and university students to the nation's capital
• Rev. James N. Loughran, S.J. (1940-2006), President of Saint Peter's College, Dies
• Students from Jesuit Institutions Participate in 9th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In
• Rockhurst University Inaugurates 14th President
• Jesuit Universities Honored by President Bush for Community Service
• Worldwide Jesuit Conference on Adult and Distance Learning is first of its kind
• AJCU President Charles Currie, S.J. Receives Panlener Award from Alpha Sigma Nu
• Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award Winners Announced
• Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
• Jesuit College and University Students Show that "To Live is to Lead"
• AJCU President Charles Currie, S.J. Receives Honorary Degree from the University of Detroit Mercy
• Jesuit Higher Education and International Collaboration
• Jesuit College and University Teams Qualify for NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament.
• Rockhurst University Board Appoints New President
• 2006: Celebrating a Jubilee Year
• Loyola New Orleans Student Interviews
• Students from Jesuit Colleges and Universities 'March for Life' on January 23
• Jesuit Colleges and Universities Continue their Katrina Relief Efforts