Kevin Quinn

Kevin Patrick Quinn, S.J., (born on 23 December 1955) is an American Jesuit lawyer and professor who served as president of the University of Scranton from 2011 to 2017.

Biography

Early life and education Kevin Quinn was born in Queens, New York, and raised on Long Island. His father was a New York City Fire Department firefighter and gardener; He also earned a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, which is now known as the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, in 1985.

Career Quinn taught at Regis High School in Manhattan early in his career.

Quinn worked as a law clerk for Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City after completing law school.

Santa Clara University Quinn joined Santa Clara University in 2006 as the executive director of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education.

Quinn's inauguration celebrations included events and seminars throughout the week. Australian human rights activist and lawyer Father Frank Brennan, S.J., who is chairman of the Australian National Human Rights Consultation Committee and a law professor at Australian Catholic University, presented the inaugural lecture, "A Jesuit Perspective on Making Human Rights and Religion Friends, Not Foes", on September 13.

An inaugural concert held on September 17, 2011, included a new composition based on Philippians 4:4-8, described as Quinn's favorite passage from the Bible: "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near."

Quinn has stated that a priority is maintaining the price of higher education in order to keep pace with prevailing economic demographics in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He resided in Condron Hall, a University of Scranton dorm, joking with local media, "It’s partly selfish. You live with 20-year-olds, it keeps you younger." On August 22, 2016, Father Quinn announced he would step down as University President, effective June 1, 2017.