This is what God asks of you, only this…To act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with you God.

Micah 6:8

The MSJI for summer 2025 is exclusively for administrators, teachers, and staff of Lasallian schools.

The McLaughlin Social Justice Institute of Lasallian Practice (MSJI) is a one-week intensive academic, community, and field experience program hosted at Christian Brothers University where participants will learn how their own social identities impact their engagement with others. Blending classroom instruction, visits from leading experts in law and medicine, and trips throughout the Memphis community, participants will learn about issues pertaining to social justice and inequity, particularly for people living in poverty and on the margins. In this session, participants will engage participants from across the United States in an exciting, life-changing opportunity and immerse oneself in learning about some of the most critical issues of our day, such as generational poverty and homelessness, food scarcity, challenges faced by immigrants, and inequity in education and healthcare.

Interested? Questions?

McLaughlin Social Justice Institute of Lasallian Practice: Summer 2025 Details

  • July 5 – July 10, 2025
  • Cost: $800.00; includes tuition, room and board on the CBU campus.

About the MSJI

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Field Experience: See History Be Made Every Day
You won’t just learn in the classroom; you’ll be exposed to Memphis’s rich history and culture through visits to cultural centers and organizations on the front lines of transformational social justice efforts
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Learn from Nationally Recognized Experts
Hear directly from the change makers – the doctors, lawyers, CEOs, and community leaders improving the world every day.
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Experience Memphis: A City with Soul
Memphis may be known as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n roll but its soul runs deep as a city steeped in our nation’s fight for equity and justice for all.
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Academic Emphasis: Earn Continuing Education Units

Questions? Contact Us Please direct your inquiries to Brother Christian Camacho

MSJI Staff