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Loyola Maryland outcomes rival the elites’
By Karen Hott, May 2026
I spotted a deer in the woods as our bus of counselors drove onto the Loyola University Maryland campus. Loyola is located within Baltimore city, in the upscale Roland Park community. It’s green and secluded even though it’s classified as urban. You’re a 20-minute drive from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and 45 minutes from DC by train. Loyola serves just under
Loyola Chicago puts values into action
By Karen Hott, May 2026
I met Sister Jean! In October 2023, I met Sister Jean, the then-104-year-old nun of Loyola who became a video sensation as the men’s basketball chaplain rooting for the Ramblers courtside in the 2018 playoffs. She has an office in the student center with an open door, through which seven college advisers and I walked to say hello and snap