EDUCATION

Former Marquette President Scott Pilarz to return to University of Scranton

Brittany Carloni
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Former Marquette University President the Rev. Scott R. Pilarz will serve again as the president of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, the university announced.

Father Scott R. Pilarz discusses his new role as Marquette University president on Thursday, September 1, 2011.

Pilarz served as the 24th president of the University of Scranton from 2003 to 2011.

Pilarz was inaugurated as the 23rd president of Marquette University in September 2011 and succeeded the Rev. Robert A. Wild. During his tenure at Marquette he guided the university into the new Big East Conference and brought in a dean for the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. He resigned from his role at Marquette in September 2013 and Wild served as interim president of the university during the search for Pilarz's replacement.

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Michael Lovell was announced as Marquette's 24th president in March 2014.

Pilarz has been the president of Georgetown Preparatory School in Maryland since July 1, 2014. At the University of Scranton he will succeed President Kevin P. Quinn,  whose term ends in June.