William P. Leahy
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| 25th President of Boston College | |
| Assumed office July 31, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | J. Donald Monan |
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| Born | Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley |
William P. Leahy
He joined the
He began his academic career as a teacher at Campion High School in Wisconsin from 1973 to 1975. He served as a teaching assistant at Stanford in 1981 before joining the Marquette University faculty as an instructor of history in 1985. He became an associate professor with tenure in 1991, and in that same year became Marquette's executive vice president.[1]
Leahy's memberships include the American Catholic Historical Association, the American Historical Association, the History of Education Society, and the Organization of American Historians.
Boston College presidency
Achievements
Since becoming Boston College president, Leahy has accelerated the growth and development of the university initiated by his predecessor
scholarships as well as other academic awards and research grants.In 2006, after a two-year self-study involving more than 200 BC faculty, administrators, students and alumni, Leahy announced a $1.6-billion strategic plan that called for hiring 100 new faculty, adding a dozen new academic centers and spending $1 billion in construction and renovation projects to elevate Boston College to the highest echelon of premier national universities. The Plan set seven strategic directions for the University: To become a national leader in liberal arts education and student formation; to enhance its research initiatives in select natural sciences and in areas that address urgent social problems; to support leadership initiatives in BC's graduate and professional schools; to expand international programs and partnerships. Leahy's stated goal was to establish Boston College as "the world's leading Catholic university."[3]
In line with this direction, the Weston Jesuit School of Theology re-affiliated with Boston College in 2008 to form the new
In athletics, Boston College won conference and national titles during Leahy's presidency: for example four national men's ice hockey championships. In 2005, it left the Big East Conference and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Published works
Books
- Adapting to America: Catholics, Jesuits and Higher Education in the Twentieth Century (Georgetown University Press, 1991)
Articles
Leahy has written a number of articles on
- "The Rise of Laity in American Catholic Higher Education," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society (1991)
- "Academic Professionalism and American Catholic Higher Education," Assembly 1989: Jesuit Ministry in Higher Education (1990)
In addition, Leahy has authored numerous articles in the Dictionary of Christianity in America and book reviews in History, The Journal of American History, and History of Education Quarterly.
Notes
- ^ Boston College "Father William P. Leahy, S.J. twenty-fifth president of boston college"
- ^ "The 100 Richest Universities: Their Generosity and Commitment to Research". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Boston College unveils 10-year, $1.6B expansion plan". SouthCoast Today. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Lehigh, Scot (19 June 2002). "BC is leading the way on Church reform". Boston Globe Archives. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
References
- "History - From the South End to Chestnut Hill". Retrieved January 27, 2008.
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