About Brian Shanley
Born 1958. Brian Shanley is an American academic.
Brian J. Shanley, OP (born July 7, 1958), is an American Catholic priest of the Order of Preachers who has served as the 18th president of St. John's University in New York since 2021. Previously, he was president of Providence College from 2005 to 2020.
Biography Shanley was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, on July 7, 1958. After completing undergraduate studies in history at Providence College in 1980, he earned a licentiate degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America (CUA) in 1984. He also earned a Master of Divinity in 1986 and a licentiate degree in sacred theology in 1988 from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
Shanley served as an instructor in philosophy at Providence from 1988 to 1991.
Personal life Shanley is an opera aficionado, enjoys golf, and practices xingyiquan martial arts.
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