Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 13, 2023 / 14:15 pm
Following nearly two decades of service, Father John I. Jenkins will step down from his role as the president of the University of Notre Dame and return to ministry and teaching at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.
Jenkins, a Congregation of Holy Cross priest, is the university’s 17th president. He has served in this role since he assumed office on July 1, 2005. It is unclear who will succeed him in his role as president.
“Serving as president of Notre Dame for me, as a Holy Cross priest, has been both a privilege and a calling,” Jenkins said in his Friday, Oct. 13, announcement.
“While I am proud of the accomplishments of past years, I am above all grateful for the trustees, benefactors, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends who made them possible,” Jenkins added. “There is much to celebrate now, but I believe Notre Dame’s best years lie ahead.”