A LIFE LONG LEARNER INVESTS IN HERSELF: Gerri Detweiler
Gerri Detweiler has been guiding individuals through the confusing world of credit for 20+ years. Her articles have been widely syndicated, and she is the author or coauthor of five books, including her most recent, Finance Your Own Business: Get on the Financing Fast...
AN ALL AMERICAN AUTHOR CONSIDERS SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WHITE PRIVILEGE: Brendan Kiely
Brendan Kiely is The New York Times bestselling author of All American Boys (with Jason Reynolds), Tradition, The Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter. His work has been published in more than ten languages, and he has received a Coretta Scott King Author...
LAW AS A HEALING PROFESSION: Eileen Kerlin Walsh
Eileen Kerlin Walsh grew up on a small farm in Ireland and came to the U.S. in 1989 where she earned a law degree from Loyola University School of Law. She worked in both the private and government sectors before starting her own estate planning...
INTERTWINED WITH INTERFAITH: Eboo Patel & Hannah Minks
Eboo Patel is a leading voice in the movement for interfaith cooperation and the Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a national nonprofit working to make interfaith cooperation a social norm. He is the author of Acts of Faith, Sacred Ground,...
YOUTH OF TODAY AIM FOR A BETTER TOMORROW: Elijah Nichols
Elijah Nichols has been an active voice in progressive politics during the last two years. Nichols was the President of the Reeths-Puffer Gay-Straight Alliance for two terms, the Co-Founder of the Youth Activism Coalition, and a speaker and coordinator at...
THE ROLE OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN LITERATURE AND IN LIFE: Gerald Murnane
Gerald Murnane is an Australian author who has written over a dozen books, including The Plains and most recently, Border Districts. He worked as a teacher during the early part of his career and he is a great fan of horse racing. Murnane is the recipient of the...
STUDENTS ACTIVISTS PUTTING THEIR VALUES INTO PRACTICE DURING A ‘PERFECT STORM’: Kascha Sanor & Emma Wonsil
Kascha Sanor graduated from Aquinas College in May of 2017 with a German, International Studies, and Community Leadership triple major. She is endlessly grateful for the intergenerational and interfaith relationships that sustain our communities. She looks forward to...
ADVOCATE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM AND CO-FOUNDER OF CRIIC: Julie Anderson
Julie Anderson is the mother of a son, Eric, who is currently serving a sentence of juvenile life without parole. Eric was incarcerated in 1995 when he was 15 years old. Anderson is the founder and coordinator of CRIIC, Communities & Relatives of Illinois...
THE VALUES OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Father Denny Kinderman & Sister Donna Liette
Father Denny Kinderman and Sister Donna Liette are both members of the Precious Blood Order of the Catholic Church. Father Denny worked for many years in a low income urban parish in Cincinnati before moving to Chicago in 2001. He is the co-founder of the...
REFLECTIONS ON HEALTHCARE, NONVIOLENCE, AND HER GREAT UNCLE, THE “FRONTIER GANDHI”: Dr. Samina Khattak
Samina Khattak is a psychiatrist who works for the Cook County Health system in Chicago, where she treats patients with mental health and substance abuse issues. She has lived in the Chicago area for 20 years. She is originally from Pakistan, where much of her family...
LEGAL COUNSEL FOR A CONVICTED MURDERER ON TEXAS’S DEATH ROW: Christine Wiseman
Christine Wiseman is the former President of Saint Xavier University in Chicago, and the immediate past Provost of Loyola University Chicago, where she also held a tenured position as Professor of Law. Before joining Loyola in 2007, she served as Vice President for...
PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR FINDS INSPIRATION FROM HIS STUDENTS: Forrest Perry
Forrest Perry is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. He earned his doctorate at Vanderbilt University, where he also worked in the Center for Teaching, the Writing Studio, and the Center for Ethics. The bulk of his teaching and...
VIETNAM WAR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR WHO CHOSE PRISON OVER COMMUNITY SERVICE: Dennis Koehn
For 30 years Dennis Koehn has been a management consultant, working with corporations, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. In recent years he has focused on executive coaching with business owners and CEOs. Raised in the Mennonite Church,...
A LIFE GIVING CAREER AS A SISTER OF MERCY: Joy Clough
Joy Clough has been a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Catholic Church since 1961. She is the former Director of the Office for Mission and Heritage at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. She has also served as the Communications Director for the...