Jake Ayoub
Major: Economics
FPJ Concentration: Peace Issues
Year: 2025
Kelly Bopp
Major: International Studies
FPJ Concentration: International Justice & Catholic Social Teaching
Year: 2025
Christopher Carreras
Major: Political Science
FPJ Concentration: Politics & Justice
Year: 2025
Katherine Courtiss
Major: Psychology聽聽聽聽
FPJ Concentration: Service & Social Justice
Year: 2025
Mia Eventoff
Major: Philosophy
FPJ Concentration: Service & Social Justice
Year: 2025
Morgan Karst
Major: Management
FPJ Concentration: Economic Justice
Year: 2025
Daniel Larimer
Major: Chemistry
FPJ Concentration: Environmental Justice
Year: 2025
Dilan Luhana
Major: Management
FPJ Concentration: Theological Conflict Resolution
Year: 2025
鈥淲hile pursuing the minor the issues in FPJ that I find most pressing are those which involve humanitarian conflicts and oppression.聽 I believe that these are the most urgent issues and am interested in using faith and alternatives聽 and methods of justice can be used to remedy the wrong doings.鈥
Amelia Pempek
Major: Economics
FPJ Concentration: Peace Issues & Conflict Resolution
Year: 2025
Ashley Polimeno
Major: Communication
FPJ Concentration: Spirituality, Service & Social Justice
Year: 2025
Isabella Revel
Major: Psychology
FPJ Concentration: Gender, Racial & Criminal Justice
Year: 2025
Megan Riegel
Major: History and Philosophy聽
FPJ Concentration: Peacebuilding
Year: 2025
鈥淭he interdisciplinary nature of the FPJ minor allows me to approach peacebuilding through a historical, philosophical, sociological, and theological lens to create a more peaceful and just community. It's important to see peacebuilding as a necessary function of combating injustice in nonviolent solutions and transforming structures to resolve conflict at every level of society.鈥
Brian Rooney
Major: Environmental Studies
FPJ Concentration: Environmental Justice
Year: 2025
Panyun Sha
Major: Applied Psychology & Economics聽
FPJ Concentration: Mental Health, Race & Gender
Year: 2025
Benjamin Ward
Major: Economics
FPJ Concentration: Peace & Justice
Year: 2025
Simon Worth
Major: Communication
FPJ Concentration: Justice
Year: 2025
David Feng
Major: Political Science
FPJ Concentration: Peace & Immigration Ethics
Year: 2026
Julia Franco
Major: International Studies
FPJ Concentration: Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution
Year: 2026
Lucas Geromini
Major: Global Public Health and the Common Good, Islamic Civilizations and Societies聽
FPJ Concentration: Refugees & Health Justice聽
Year: 2026
Chase Gibson
Major: Political Science
FPJ Concentration: International Relations & Justice
Year: 2026
Mackenzie Hoover
Major: Secondary Education
FPJ Concentration: History & Justice
Year: 2026
Allyson Johnson
Major: Neuroscience
FPJ Concentration: Racial Justice
Year: 2026
Cooper Klumpp
Major: Psychology-BS聽
FPJ Concentration: LGBTQ+ Justice
Year: 2026
Stella Magana-Hughes
Major: Political Science
FPJ Concentration: Peace, Economics & Politics聽
Year: 2026
Isabel Murray
Major: International Studies
FPJ Concentration: Spirituality, Service, & Social Justice
Year: 2026
鈥淭wo issues in FPJ that I find to be most pressing are poverty and health disparities among children.鈥
Genevieve (Dokyung) Oh
Major: International Studies, French
FPJ Concentration: Gender Justice & History
Year: 2026
鈥淚 find the most pressing issues to be gender-based violence and the long-lasting effects of post-colonial structures on gender inequality. These issues not only continue to oppress women globally but also intersect with race, class, and historical legacies of colonialism, deepening systemic barriers to gender justice.鈥
John O鈥橩eeffe
Major: History
FPJ Concentration: Justice, Law & Policy
Year: 2026
Jordan Paul
Major: Human-Centered Engineering
FPJ Concentration: Social Justice
Year: 2026
鈥淎s I am pursuing the Faith, Peace, and Justice minor, I find the issues of leadership towards social action to be the most pressing. In order to confront global issues, we need to look into how to lead and organize people towards social action and justice.鈥
Nelson Teixeira da Pedra
Major: Political Science
FPJ Concentration: Peace & Justice
Year: 2026
Emily Ahern
Major: English
FPJ Concentration: History & Justice
Year: 2027
Monica Barger
Major: International Studies
FPJ Concentration: TBD
Year: 2027
Owen Bienen
Major: International Studies
FPJ Concentration: Peace Issues, History & Justice
Year: 2027
鈥淎s I'm pursuing a minor in Faith, Peace, and Justice Studies, I find intolerance and uninterest towards one another's differences extremely pressing and relevant in today's world. So much violent conflict across the globe is the result of small-mindedness and a lack of curiosity about other cultures and religious traditions. Expressing interest in our differences can be the first step towards a more peaceful, prosperous, and diverse global order.鈥
Casey Johnston
Major: Economics, Philosophy
FPJ Concentration: Criminal Justice
Year: 2027
鈥淎s I am pursuing an FPJ minor, a pressing issue I find is the pervasive lack of compassion and the inability to recognize all people's inherent humanity and dignity. This deficiency deepens societal divisions and obstructs the pursuit of justice and lasting peace by preventing genuine understanding and reconciliation across differing perspectives and global issues.鈥
Jessica Osciak
Major: Accounting
FPJ Concentration: Undecided
Year: 2027
鈥淎s I'm pursuing the minor, the issue I find most pressing is the indifference we as a society hold towards the plights of others. Our issues today are incredibly complex and intertwined, and we need to recognize how issues of justice impacts us all.鈥
Romaine Wells
Major: Political Science
FPJ Concentration: TBD
Year: 2027
Jocelyn Boudreau
Jocelyn Boudreau accepted a job as an Advancement Coordinator for Seattle University.
鈥淚 think one of my favorite parts of FPJ is that it is a DIY minor. I like that you can create your own cluster based on your interests. I didn't know what I liked to study when I took up the minor, and I appreciated having the freedom to explore that in the classes of my choosing. I thought the thesis seminar provided the perfect rounding-off of these studies, too, and I am so proud to have a document that is so meaningful to me tied to FPJ.鈥
Patrick Flanagan
Patrick Flanagan is a consultant for Roland Berger in Boston, MA.
鈥淭he FPJ minor has meant so much to me since I declared it at 自慰视频. I have taken classes in various disciplines that I would have never thought of taking if it was not for FPJ. For example, I took the poly sci class, 鈥楧emocracies and Elections in Africa,鈥 and learned so much about a topic that I had no idea I was interested in. The combination of philosophy and theology allowed me to think critically and apply my learnings to relevant current social topics. Lastly, the FPJ seminar course gave me the opportunity to create the work I am most proud of at 自慰视频. Through writing the thesis, I learned a ton, met so many new people in various industries, and got to put my time and energy into something I was passionate about. On top of that, I became close friends with my classmates and was able to engage in reflective and personal discussions with all of them.鈥
Teva Kenny
Teva Kenny is attending聽graduate school at Pepperdine University where she will pursue a Master鈥檚 Degree in Clinical Psychology.
鈥淔aith, Peace, and Justice has meant a lot to me鈥揻or personal reasons which I really got to explore in Prison Reform and Restorative Justice Course I took as a summer abroad course in Australia. The course helped encourage my professional goals of working with incarcerated women and their families. The concept of justice is complicated for me, but peace will always be my goal, interpersonally and internally. I am really grateful for the classes on faith, as well. I explored what is important to me and got involved with campus ministry this year, which gave me a whole new community of love and support. Overall, I am so happy I took the FPJ minor and I can't imagine my time at 自慰视频 without it.鈥
Madeleine McGrath
Madeleine McGrath applied for the Friends Committee on National Legislation for an Advocacy Corps Coordinator position.
鈥淢inoring in FPJ was among my best decisions at Boston College. Its interdisciplinary nature allowed me to fuse my interests in religion and politics into extraordinary coursework. I cannot speak highly enough of the Challenge of Justice (especially with Steve Pope) and the Senior Seminar (especially with Stephanie Edwards) as two of my all-time favorite classes. I loved our close cohort and I will hold lessons from FPJ wherever I go next.鈥
Emma Mock
鈥淭he FPJ program has been the most unexpected but favorite part of my Boston College experience. Taking the Challenge of Justice to fulfill my Cultural Diversity core launched me into the amazing journey that is the FPJ minor. Every class, professor, peer, and class discussion has heightened my love for the minor and our world. I truly don't know what my 自慰视频 experience would look like without FPJ to keep me heart-focused.鈥
Sarah Ryan
Sarah Ryan went to become a mental health specialist at McLean Hospital, psychiatric hospital in Belmont, MA.
Allison Simon
"Pursuing the FPJ minor has been an amazing experience for me. I have had the chance to meet an amazing group of people who are open to having tough conversations and supporting each other as we deal with injustices we hope to one day eradicate. The FPJ minor has allowed me to take a variety of interesting courses and really rounded out my Boston College experience. I am grateful for all the professors and classmates I have had and who make the FPJ minor what it is today.鈥
Matthew Vaccaro
Matthew Vaccaro is going on to graduate school at Vanderbilt University where he will study Theology.
Natalie Arndt
Natalie Arndt went on to do the ACE service program.
She is volunteering as an English teacher at LaSalle Academy. She is also working on her MA in Education at the University of Notre Dame.
Olivia Bird
Olivia Bird went on to the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine.
鈥ㄢ淔aith, Peace, and Justice, in many ways, was a way for me to continue a 鈥榩ulse-y鈥 education while at 自慰视频. I finished my PULSE core with a strong desire to take more social justice courses, and Faith, Peace, and Justice provided me with that. As a pre-health student, it has encouraged me to study the ethics behind medicine and public health just as much as I study the science behind it. FPJ has been one of the most formative aspects of my 自慰视频 education, and I am very grateful for that.鈥
Grace Collins
Grace Collins is currently working on her Masters in Vocal Performance with a concentration in Classical Voice at New York University Steinhardt.
鈥淲hen I came into 自慰视频, I knew I wanted to do something with transitional justice, and none of the majors available to freshmen explored exactly what I was hoping to study, and then I found FPJ. When I read the description and spoke with you, I knew that FPJ was the perfect minor for me, and I remember declaring it decidedly freshman year and never looking back. FPJ provided me the freedom to hone in on things I was already passionate about and to become passionate about new material that was presented to me in the many different classes I was able to take because of the focus on interdisciplinary study. I am forever grateful for the perspective that FPJ gave me.鈥
Catherine Downing
Catherine Downing went on to work as a case manager at St. Joseph鈥檚 Worker Program in Los Angeles, CA.
Nicholas Gallagher
Nicholas Gallagher is a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He is Assistant Operations Officer at Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare. In Fall 2024, he will begin his MBA at the University of Notre Dame.
Diana Hadjiyane
Diana Hadjiyane went on to pursue her Master鈥檚 Degree in Theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.
Mary Kenny
Mary Kenny went on to become the matching and enrollment coordinator at the Big Sister鈥檚 Association of Greater Boston.
鈥淔PJ and specifically this thesis has been the perfect synthesis of everything that I have done throughout my time as a 自慰视频 student (both academically and extracurricularly).鈥
Desiree Lewis
Desiree Lewis is the development and operations associate for REACH Beyond Domestic Violence in Waltham, MA.
鈥淎s far as my FPJ minor, I have been truly grateful to learn about these diverse range of topics specifically racial and criminal justice. My experience at 自慰视频 would not have been the same without the minor, and this thesis has also allowed me to delve into a topic I care deeply about.鈥
Sarah Lepsevich
Sarah Lepsevich works as a child counselor at St. Anne鈥檚 Home and she is also in graduate school. She is doing the dual degree program at the STM in Social Work and Theology at Boston College.
Molly Malloy
Molly Malloy went on to do a year of service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Los Angeles, CA as a wellness program assistant.
鈥淭he FPJ minor has allowed me to explore my interests in theology and social justice and integrate multiple disciplines and experiences. I took the Challenge of Justice just for fun sophomore year and was hooked! I especially appreciate the minor's flexibility and how students can create their own set of courses to complete it.鈥
Peyton Olszowka
Peyton Olszowka is a litigation paralegal at Nutter, McClennen & Fish.
鈥淭he FPJ minor has complimented my academic experience at 自慰视频 by giving me an outlet to probe the topics I've learned about in my International Studies classes from an ethical and philosophical perspective. I think I'm a much stronger student because I can now tackle issues from both a normative and descriptive/analytical angle. I've also really enjoyed the community in this minor and have learned so much from hearing my classmates speak about their passions.鈥
Felipe Pardo
Felipe Pardo works as a Certified Public Accountant in Miami, FL.
鈥淚 decided to do FPJ first due to the wide range of courses you can take. I wanted to be able to take theology classes while fulfilling requirements for the CPA exam and being able to use courses from my attempt at pre-med. After completing Arrupe and the Challenge of Justice class, I knew that I wanted to further explore and understand issues of justice in Latin America, and I have been taught the tools to do just that. The most impactful classes I have been able to take in the FPJ minor have been Living Truthfully with Father Penna and Telling Truths with Professor Rizzuto. I took Living Truthfully the first semester of my senior year and every lesson felt like it was speaking directly to a question or doubt I was having that week. Telling Truths was a PULSE elective that took me completely out of my comfort zone. Our class was tasked with interviewing and writing obituaries for families who lost their lives to Covid-19 through a program called 鈥楳issing Them鈥.鈥
Jillian Sherwood
Jillian Sherwood went on to do a year of service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Yakima, WA.
鈥淢y course of study within my FPJ minor was undoubtedly my favorite part of my 自慰视频 educational experience. I loved that I was able to craft my own course schedule with classes across disciplines. I felt that this minor perfectly encapsulates what I was looking for out of a Jesuit education, blending concepts from multiple fields of study and applying them to confront injustice in the world. An FPJ minor takes concepts from within the classroom and applies them in a meaningful way, and it's given me a baseline to work for justice when I enter the real world. I really couldn't recommend the minor enough.鈥
Winnie Chan
Winnie Chan went on to Physician Assistant School at Midwestern University.
Kathryn Destin
After graduating, Kathryn worked in nonprofit operations. This was followed by a year and a half as a Grant Writer with a NYC social services nonprofit. Currently, Kathryn is focusing on freelance writing and working to get her first play produced.
Theresa Fallon
Theresa Fallon did a year of service at Christ House Medical Respite in Washington, D.C.
鈥淔PJ was so important to me because it allowed me to have practical application and context to my pre-health and biology major. I especially appreciated the ability to learn about the intersections of the history of medicine and philosophical frameworks.鈥
Sarah Lara
Sara Lara went on to intern at a Law Office in New Jersey. She is currently in the process of applying to Law Schools for AY 2024.
Zhanhao Liao
Zhanhao Liao went on to become a consultant with ZS Associates in Washington, D.C.
Sofia Marino
Sofia Marino was recently appointed to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Consular Fellows Program in the Foreign Service and will receive her post at a U.S. embassy abroad.
鈥淔PJ reinforced my ability to make connections across fields and particularly in regard to ethics. My ability to combine political science, philosophy, sociology and urban planning courses resulted in my FPJ thesis (Urban Justice among Political Hostilities: Analyzing the Israeli Palestinian Conflict through Urban Planning). FPJ鈥檚, cross field combinations and its specific emphasis on the ethical dimension is the true experience of the Jesuit liberal arts education. The minor reinforced my widespread interests while also integrating them nicely and revealing foundational linkages. Thanks to FPJ, I transformed my passions into an academic piece that aims to educate readers in each essence of the conflict.鈥
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson went on to become an analyst for Deloitte in their technical consulting practice in Boston, MA.
鈥淚 found the Faith, Peace, and Justice program through PULSE, and I wanted to continue studying philosophy and theology with a grounded and actionable approach. At its core, my time in the FPJ program has taught me to think through difficult problems in the world, and continually seek greater empathy in others and myself.鈥
Jonathan Ng
Jonathan Ng went on to do a year of service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps. After completing the year of service, he went on to the School of Social Work at Columbia University.
鈥淭he interdisciplinary approach of the FPJ program bolstered the myriad of interests I had in social justice, service-learning, philosophy, spirituality, rhetoric, and film, culminating in a documentary I never fathomed of producing. The nuanced yet amorphous structure of FPJ granted me leeway to discover my own voice and passions throughout my years at 自慰视频.鈥
Emma Saart
Emma Saart went on to work at a clinical research clinic at Beth Israel Hospital. She is going to apply to medical school.
鈥淎fter my freshman year experience with Appa, I became passionate about issues of social justice and didn鈥檛 want this to be a topic I reflected on only on the week-long spring break service trip each year. The FPJ minor has allowed me to engage in questions of justice and faith and how I can bring a dedication to these topics into my career and everyday life. I鈥檓 excited to continue to explore the questions I鈥檝e begun to investigate through this program and am so grateful for the professors and students who have inspired me throughout.鈥
Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson went on to do a year of service with Genocide Watch in Washington, D.C. He is currently at Georgetown University doing graduate work in Security Studies.
鈥淚 chose the FPJ minor because I wanted to look at my major field through a justice-driven lens. I鈥檝e met many other amazing students through the interdisciplinary nature of FPJ. This experience has shown me how to take philosophy and theology into the world beyond 自慰视频.鈥
Haley Bannon
Haley Bannon is currently in Northern Ireland for a year-long volunteer program at Corrymeela, a peace and reconciliation community. She will be doing Programme and Hospitality work for the center, including welcoming groups onsite, leading group work, and developing knowledge and skills in peacebuilding and communication. Corrymeela was founded in 1965 by Presbyterian minister Ray Davey to bring together people from both sides of the conflict in Northern Ireland and provide a way for them to meet safely, have difficult conversations, and support one another. Today, Corrymeela's areas of focus are Sectarianism, Marginalization, Public Theology, Legacies of Conflict, and Nurturing Hope. Corrymeela鈥檚 core purpose then and now is to nurture respectful relationships so we can live well together.
Maura Burke
After graduating from Boston College, Maura completed a year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps as a tenants right-to-counsel paralegal at the Eviction Defense Collaborative in San Francisco, CA. She currently is a third-year law student at the University of Notre Dame Law School; Maura loves living in the South Bend community and working part-time as a youth public defender at the Juvenile Justice Center. After graduation, she is planning on returning to her hometown of Chicago, IL to work in youth advocacy and family defense work!
Hannah Ditchik
Hannah Ditchik went on to graduate from Fordham University School of Law. She is currently working for Ditchik and Ditchik, PLLC in Manhattan.
Morgan Gamble
Morgan Gamble went on to earn a Master鈥檚 Degree at Duke University and is currently in Medical School.
Kieran Harrington
Kieran Harrington went on to the School of Social Work at Boston College.
Maya Trinka
Maya Trinka graduated from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice with a Master of Arts Program in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration in June of 2023. She聽 now works as a school social worker in a public charter school in Chicago serving students in grades 7-12.
Katya Van Anderlecht
Katya Van Anderlecht went on to graduate from Emory University School of Medicine in 2023. She is currently a doctor doing her general surgery residency at Medstar-Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
Christina Be
After Graduation, Christina Be worked in development for YouthBuild USA, a nonprofit that helps youth find meaningful careers while completing their GEDs. Currently, she is President of Doing People Ops, a fintech startup with the mission of getting people out of financial debt.
Tia Rashke
Tia Rashke went on to do a year of service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Chicago.
Ryan Reichert
Following graduation, Ryan Reichert began medical school in Chicago.聽
鈥淚 try to do my best to incorporate all that I learned in my FPJ minor into my practice and patient interactions.鈥