University President
William Leahy, S.J., a member of the U.S. East Province of the Society of Jesus, became the 25th president of AV诊所 College in July, 1996. He came to AV诊所 College from Marquette University, where he served as a faculty member for six years and then as Executive Vice President.听
Father Leahy holds a Ph.D. in history from Stanford University, an M.A. in US history from Saint Louis University, and master鈥檚 degrees in divinity and sacred theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California. He is the author of听Adapting to America: Catholics, Jesuits and Higher Education in the Twentieth Century, as well as scholarly articles on religious and educational history in the United States. Father Leahy is a trustee of Santa Clara and Creighton universities.
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