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Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D.
President, Saint Xavier University
Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D., an accomplished leader in Catholic higher education, was named seventeenth president of Saint Xavier University in August 2003. She assumed her duties on October 1, 2003.
An internationally recognized scholar, Dr. Dwyer has lectured throughout the United States and abroad, and is the editor of the award-winning New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought and author of numerous other publications. She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Her lectures have focused primarily on social ethics and related topics, including human rights, international peace strategies, nuclear deterrence policies and environmental issues.
Dr. Dwyer came to Saint Xavier from the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she was executive vice president and chief operating officer. She previously served as an administrator at Villanova University and Saint John’s University in New York. During her five-year tenure at Saint Thomas, Dr. Dwyer initiated the University’s strategic planning process, expanded its four campuses, and achieved record undergraduate enrollments.
Dr. Dwyer earned her bachelor of arts degree from Chestnut Hill College and a master of arts degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She holds a doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a licentiate in sacred theology from Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Dr. Dwyer was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany, both in Hamburg and Tübingen, with a research project on “Deterrence and Disarmament Strategies in the European Theatre after the SALT II Treaty.” At Harvard University, she completed post-doctoral work at the Institute for Educational Management of the Graduate School of Education in a program for senior administrators in higher education. At Oxford University, she participated in the Oxford Round Table, held at Lincoln College, focusing on fundraising strategies for higher education. In 2004, Dr. Dwyer completed the Harvard University’s Seminar for New Presidents. In 2005 she completed The CEO Perspective Program at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
