Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
| Joseph M. McShane, S.J. | |
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| 32nd President of Fordham University |
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Assumed office July 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. |
| 23rd President of the University of Scranton |
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In office 1998 – July 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph A. Panuska, S.J. |
| Succeeded by | Scott Pilarz, S.J. |
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June 19, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Regis High School Boston College Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley University of Chicago |
| Profession | Jesuit priest, academic |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
The Rev. Joseph Michael McShane, S.J., (born June 19, 1949) is an American Jesuit priest, noted theologian and the current President of Fordham University. He succeeded Father Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. as the University President in 2003. Before becoming President of Fordham University, Father McShane had previously served as the President of the University of Scranton and Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill. In addition to his role as President of Fordham University, McShane was appointed to serve on the Commission on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Financing by New York Governor David A. Paterson in 2008. On July 1, 2009, McShane threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium to commemorate the 150th anniversary of baseball at Fordham.
Father McShane grew up in New York City and graduated from Regis High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from Boston College and went on to earn a Master's degree from the same institution in 1972. In 1977, McShane was ordained as a Jesuit priest, after receiving his M.Div and S.T.M. degrees from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. In 1981, Father McShane received his Ph.D. in the history of Christianity from the University of Chicago.
From 1982 to 1992 Father McShane served as a professor of religious studies and eventually chair of religious studies at Le Moyne College. In 1992 he was made Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill, the largest undergraduate college of Fordham University, where he served until 1998. That year, Father McShane left Fordham to become the president of the University of Scranton, a Jesuit institution. In 2003 Father McShane was instituted as the 32nd President of Fordham University, the post he currently holds.
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