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Historic Inauguration
Cheryl A. McConnell, PhD, a 35-year veteran of Jesuit higher education, was unanimously elected by the University’s Board of Trustees and the presidential search committee as Saint Joseph’s 29th and first female president.
Cheryl A. McConnell, PhD, a 35-year veteran of Jesuit higher education, was unanimously elected by the University’s Board of Trustees and the presidential search committee as Saint Joseph’s 29th and first female president.