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Politically-Motivated Government Funding Cuts Harm Jesuit University in Nicaragua

The Jesuit University of Central America Nicaragua received dire news earlier this month when the Nicaraguan Technical Secretariat of the National Council of Universities, the government office responsible for distributing funding to the country’s universities, announced it would reduce the UCA’s disbursement by more than 25%.
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Central American Jesuits Critique Guatemalan President for Terminating Anti-Corruption Commission

The Jesuit Province of Central America expressed “surprise, concern, and indignation” in the wake of news that the Guatemalan government has terminated a decade-long anti-corruption initiative which has been critical of President Jimmy Morales and his family regarding accusations of corruption.
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Fr. Charlie Currie SJ: The Ignatian Family Loses a Giant for Social Justice

Fr. Charlie Currie, S.J., a founding board member of the Ignatian Solidarity Network and co-catalyst of the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, passed away January 4, 2019, at the age of 88.