Now more than ever, it is urgent to stand up for our university’s autonomy to make curricular decisions based on its Jesuit mission. values and Catholic social teachingAn extensive line of Catholic social thought commentary could also sustain many approaches to D.E.I. Ultimately, reports are reviewed by the Jesuit superior general to determine if priorities are aligned with the Jesuit and Catholic mission. A second reason why a prosecutor cannot dictate what a Jesuit university teaches lies in the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom. The mission-driven vision for education that emerges from Catholic social thought and Jesuit mission is a precious gift for our entire polity.