Kevin Quinn (academic)

Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
Rev. Quinn in February 2012
25th President of the University of Scranton
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2011
Preceded by	Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J.
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 61–62) Queens, New York
Alma mater	Fordham University Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley UC Berkeley School of Law
Profession	Jesuit priest, lawyer, legal scholar
Religion	Roman Catholic

Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., (born on 23 December 1955) is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor. Quinn is currently serving as the 25th President of the University of Scranton, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2011.

On December 15, 2010, Father Quinn was chosen as the 25th President of the University of Scranton in an announcement held in the university's Brennan Hall. Quinn became President of the University of Scranton on July 1, 2011. He succeeded Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J., who left Scranton to become the President of Marquette University. Father Quinn's official inauguration took place on September 16, 2011, at the University of Scranton's William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex.

Kevin Quinn was born in Queens, New York, and raised on Long Island. His mother is named Pat Quinn. His late father was a New York City Fire Department firefighter and gardener. Quinn joined the Society of Jesus in 1973, soon after graduation from high school.

He received a bachelor's degree from Fordham University in 1979. Quinn worked as a community organizer in the South Bronx while studying at Fordham University. He focused on disputes between tenants and their landlords, which began Quinn's interest in the law. In a December 2010 interview with the Scranton Times, Quinn noted, "I thought I could do a better job," after encountering lawyers who did a substandard job representing the interests of their clients and the larger community.