Universidad Francisco Marroquín Guatemala Philosophy

What should be the role of an institution of higher learning coming to life in such a world? It certainly should not be to attempt to pacify groups in conflict, or even less to join any of them. The commitment of universities everywhere is not to the passing, rather to the permanent aspects of human life. As such, universities need to place themselves beyond the conflicts of their time so that science and academic freedom -which mankind will need at all times- may be preserved.

What we suggest here is that the traditional ivory tower not be abandoned by scholars seeking to join the heated discussions of the political arena, but rather that the ivory tower be transformed into a new and transparent crystal tower that will allow scholars -professors and students-to watch, to think about and to critically study present conditions, in an effort to discover the probable shape of the future.