CUA names John H. Garvey as its new president

WASHINGTON, D.C. – John H. Garvey, 61, dean of Boston College Law School, has been appointed president of The Catholic University of America.  Garvey, who earned his law degree at Harvard and his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame, has spent the last 34 years as a law school professor and administrator. 

Garvey is the author of influential books on constitutional law, religious liberty and the First Amendment.  He and his wife of 35 years have five children and 11 grandchildren.  The appointment is effective July 1. 

Learn more about Catholic University’s new president, John H. Garvey here.