Jeffrey P. von Arx

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Jeffrey P. von Arx
SJ
8th President of Fairfield University
In office
July 1, 2004 – December 23, 2016
Preceded byAloysius P. Kelley, S.J.
Succeeded byMark R. Nemec
Personal details
Born (1947-05-15) May 15, 1947 (age 77)
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
ProfessionEducator

Jeffrey Paul von Arx,

Jesuit
and educator.

Biography

von Arx was born in

Weston Jesuit School of Theology
and was ordained a priest.

von Arx served as the eighth president of Fairfield University from July 1, 2004, until December 31, 2016. Previously, von Arx served as Chair of the History Department at Georgetown University and Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill. In 2017, von Arx was appointed superior of John LaFarge House, the Jesuit house of studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the Thomas I Gasson, S.J., Professor at Boston College for the academic year 2018-2019 and is presently Visiting Professor of the History of Christianity at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.[1]

A noted scholar and historian, von Arx is an expert in the field of 19th-century British history. He is the author of several articles and books titled Progress and Pessimism: Religion, Politics and History in Late Nineteenth Century Britain (Harvard University Press, 1985) and Varieties of Ultramontanism (Catholic University Press, 1998). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Faculty Directory: Jeffrey von Arx, S.J." bc.edu.

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Academic offices
Preceded by President of Fairfield University
2004–2016
Succeeded by