Brian Shanley
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Brian Shanley | |
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18th President of St. John's University | |
Assumed office February 2021 | |
Preceded by | Conrado Gempesaw |
Personal details | |
Born | Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. | July 7, 1958
Education | University of Toronto Catholic University of America University of Notre Dame Dominican House of Studies |
Brian J. Shanley (born July 7, 1958), is an American priest of the
Shanley was elected the 18th President of St. John's University in New York on November 24, 2020 and started his tenure on February 1, 2021.
Biography
Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, on July 7, 1958, Shanley holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Philosophy of Religion.[1]
After completing undergraduate studies in history at
Ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Dominican
During his time as President of Providence College, he likewise served as a member of the Providence College Board of Trustees and Corporation (with prior service as chair of the Board's Strategic Planning Committee). He has also been a member of the executive committee of the American Catholic Philosophical Association and formerly served as regent of studies for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, during which time he held a seat on the Provincial Council, a body of 12 Dominican Friars serving as cabinet-level advisors to the prior provincial. He advised the Prior Provincial on all matters pertaining to the intellectual and academic life of the province.
On March 29, 2019, Shanley announced that, while the Providence College Board of Trustees had recommended that he serve another 5-year term, the Prior Provincial would not be making him available to do so. As a Dominican Friar, he accepted his superior's decision and concluded his service as President of Providence College at the end of his third term on June 30, 2020.
Shanley previously served as both an associate editor and editor of The Thomist and as a member of the editorial board for the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. Widely published in philosophy-focused academic journals, his research interests include Thomas Aquinas, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, medieval philosophy, and ethics.
Shanley assumed the office of President of St. John’s University in New York in February, 2021.
Shanley is an opera aficionado, enjoys golf, and practices xingyiquan martial arts.[2]
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". The Office of the President at Providence College. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Narrative+Biography". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.