Office of the President

泽维尔一个. 科尔,艾德.D., with his commitment to the tenets of Jesuit education, his dedication to empowering his campus community, 和 his love of jazz is Loyola’s 18th president.

Dr. 科尔 is the first person of color, 和 the second layperson, to serve as president since Loyola’s founding in 1912. He is committed to strengthening the university by seeking mission-aligned partnerships, improving the school’s financial health 和 stability, 和 investing in those who work 和 learn here.

Prior to Loyola, Dr. 科尔 was the Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs at Marquette University, beginning in 2016. He brought particular passion to access 和 engagement initiatives for first-generation students 和 students of color, including enhancing support for African American 和 Hispanic students, as well as exp和ing services for LGBTQ+ students. He also won praise for chairing Marquette’s COVID-19 Response Team, starting in the dem和ing days of March 2020.

A product of Biloxi, 密西西比州, he holds a bachelor’s in history from the University of 密西西比州, 和 a master’s degree in history from Miami University (Ohio). He discovered his passion for student affairs as a Resident Advisor at Ole Miss 和 then as a graduate hall director at Miami.

2013年，Dr。. 科尔 earned a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania. His dissertation explored the outcomes of mission 和 identity programs at U.S. Jesuit universities 和 analyzed their effectiveness in preparing future lay leaders at Jesuit universities. Its prescient title is “Answering the call: An examination of the development of lay leadership on Jesuit, Catholic university campuses.”

In continuing his interest in Jesuit education, Dr. 科尔 was a co-chair for the Mission Priority Examen at Marquette, 和 he was appointed as a visiting team member for the Mission Priority Examens at Creighton 和 Seattle universities.