Pano Kanelos

• Northwestern University (BA)
• Boston University (MA)
• University of Chicago (PhD)

Pano Kanelos
Chancellor of University of Austin
Incumbent
Assumed office 2025
Occupation	chancellor

Panayiotis Kanelos is an American academic who is a prominent Shakespeare scholar, was the founding president of the University of Austin, and is the university's present chancellor. ^{[1] [2]} From 2017 to 2021, he was the 24th president of St. John's College, Annapolis. ^{[3] [4]} He also was one of the earliest contributors to the Teach For America program, ^[1] and previously administered the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts, which program includes participation through over 100 colleges and universities to provide graduate education support for accepted students interested in becoming teacher-scholars. ^{[1] [5]}

Kanelos was born in a Greek-American family and was the first in his family to attend college. ^[6] After graduating from a Jesuit high school in Arizona, ^[7] he earned a B.A. in English from Northwestern University, an M.A. in political philosophy and literature from Boston University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He was a postdoctoral fellow and faculty member at Stanford University. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Pano Kanelos - Chancellor". uaustin.org. University of Austin.
2. "Welcoming Carlos Carvalho as the Next President of the University of Austin". uatx.substack.com. University of Austin. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
3. Bobrow, Emily (January 28, 2022). "Pano Kanelos Wants to Remake Higher Education". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
4. McGee, Kate (November 28, 2023). "University of Austin President Pano Kanelos pitches Texas' newest university as a place dedicated to free inquiry". The Texas Tribune.
5. "The Lilly Fellows Program - Graduate Fellowship". thelillynetwork.org. The Lilly Network. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
6. "Greek-American Pano Kanelos on Starting a New University in Austin, TX". The National Herald . 9 November 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
7. "The Next Chapter: Meet the new college president". St. John's College. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
8. "Pano Kanelos". sites.duke.edu. Duke University's The New Global Universities Summit. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
9. "Dr. Panayiotis Kanelos". Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. Retrieved 15 November 2024.