US EditionGeorgetown University names Eduardo Peñalver as new president
Eduardo M. Peñalver, a Rhodes Scholar and former Cornell Law dean, will lead Georgetown during campus expansion and focus on innovative solutions to societal challenges, board said.
- On Oct. 15, Georgetown's Board of Directors unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver as Georgetown University's 49th president, the university announced.
- Peñalver will take over from Interim President Robert M. Groves, who has led since John J. DeGioia, former university President, stepped down Nov. 21, 2024.
- A Rhodes Scholar and former dean, Peñalver has served as president of Seattle University, a Catholic Jesuit institution, since 2021 and clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens.
- He will begin his new role on July 1, 2026, becoming the second layperson to lead Georgetown University, the nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution.
- Board chair Thomas A. Reynolds described Eduardo M. Peñalver as experienced in Catholic and Jesuit education, committed to social justice and academic excellence.
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The University of Georgetown, the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution in the United States, appointed Eduardo M. Peñalver as its 49th president. Recognized academic and university leader, Peñalver will take office on July 1, 2026, marking a milestone as one of the few Latino leaders in leading a prestigious university in the United States.Academic and professional careerPeñalver, current president of the University of Seattle since 2021, is a…
Miami, U.S.A., 15 Oct (EFE).- Georgetown University, in the United States, named Cuban-born lawyer Eduardo Peñalver, a leading law scholar, as its 49th president, a position he will hold from July 1, 2026. “I am deeply honored to have the privilege of being the next president of Georgetown,” Peñalver said in a statement published Thursday by the university. Peñalver has been president of the University of Seattle since 2021, and will replace in …
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Catholic News AgencyGeorgetown University taps Eduardo Peñalver as new president
Eduardo Peñalver will begin his role as the 49th president of Georgetown on July 1, 2026. / Credit: Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2025 / 18:22 pm (CNA). The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning in... [...]
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