The oldest Catholic university in the United States has announced that Eduardo Peñalver will become its 49th president as of 1 July 2026.
Peñalver, who has previously served as president of Seattle University, will be only the second layperson to hold the post in the 236-year history of Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C. His appointment to Georgetown has drawn attention and a degree of controversy within Catholic academic circles because of earlier comments he has made on moral and social questions.
