This biographical article is written like a résumé .(September 2023) |
Joseph E. Nyre | |
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21st President of Seton Hall University | |
In office 2019–2023 | |
Succeeded by | Katia Passerini (interim) |
President of Iona College | |
In office 2011–2019 | |
Succeeded by | Seamus Carey |
Personal details | |
Born | Beloit,Wisconsin |
Alma mater | University of Missouri University of Kansas Harvard Medical School |
Occupation | Academic Administrator,Psychologist |
Joseph E. Nyre is an American psychologist and academic administrator,who served as president for 20 years across three institutions.
Nyre was born and raised in Beloit,Wisconsin,and is a first-generation college graduate. Nyre attained three advanced degrees and completed pre- and post-doctoral studies at the University of Missouri,University of Kansas and Harvard Medical School. Nyre has served as a clinical psychologist,school psychologist and academic at several institutions including Baylor University,the University of Illinois at Chicago,and Harvard Medical School.
Nyre was selected as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2003 of The Hope Institute for Children and Families. [1] From 2003-2011,The Hope Institute for Children and Families emerged from near bankruptcy to become a nationally recognized organization advancing public policy,research,training and service for clinicians,teachers,physicians,children,and families.
Nyre was selected as the 8th president of the then Iona College,now Iona University,in the spring of 2011. [2] Nyre served as the first lay president of the Roman Catholic university of nearly 4,000 students. From 2011-2019,Iona University finalized and implemented a multi-year strategic plan,Advancing Our Legacy,Defining Our Future, which resulted in the University achieving many historical milestones.
Nyre was selected as the 21st president of Seton Hall University in February 2019. [3] From 2019-2023,the University finalized and implemented a multi-year strategic plan,Harvest Our Treasures, which resulted in the University achieving many historical milestones while overcoming long standing institutional challenges. Nyre assumed the presidency of Seton Hall during the internationally publicized University investigation and fallout of the now laicized former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick,who served as the President of the Board of Regents and Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1986-2000 during his tenure as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. [4] In 2022,Nyre appointed a new chief financial officer who uncovered an embezzlement at Seton Hall Law School spanning more than 10-years and implicating multiple long serving Seton Hall community members. [5] [6] Upon conclusion of the independent investigation and after submission of the requisite filings with the U.S. Department of Education,Middle States Commission on Higher Education,and the American Bar Association,Nyre announced he would be stepping down as president to assume the role of Senior Advisor to the University. [7]
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