Initiatives & Priorities

Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., President Emeritus

Stephen Sundborg, S.J., retired in June 2021 after 24 years as Seattle U’s president. SU’s longest serving president, Father Steve—as he is fondly known—led the university through many of its most pivotal and defining moments of transformation and innovation.

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In the Media/Media Releases

A Legal Mind Takes the Helm at Seattle University

A Legal Mind Takes the Helm at Seattle University
Hispanic Outlook Magazine

Peñalver acknowledged that if you tracked the background of college presidents, the single most represented discipline would be law.

August 8, 2022

Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver and the politics of loss

Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver and the politics of loss
Northwest Asian Weekly

His first published paper was about Cuban revolutionary land law—the law which had disenfranchised his parents and grandparents.

February 3, 2022

What's a 'Woke Racist'?

Chronicle of Higher Education

John McWhorter's latest book relies on hollow caricatures of antiracist thinking, argues Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver.

December 30, 2021

School of Law Welcomes New Faculty, Including Our New President

School of Law Welcomes New Faculty
The Newsroom

Beginning this summer, three outstanding professors will join the faculty of the Seattle University School of Law, including President Eduardo Peñalver, his spouse, Sital Kalantry, and Carwina Weng.

June 22, 2021

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The Obscure Case That Could Blow Up American Civil-Rights and Consumer-Protection Laws

Obscure Case
The Atlantic

Seattle U President Eduardo Peñalver penned an op-ed published in The Atlantic that argues overturning a 1975 California agricultural law could dramatically reduce what the federal government can do.

March 25, 2021

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Incoming Seattle U President Eduardo Peñalver Rethinks the Future of Learning

Future of Learning
Puget Sound Business Journal

Eduardo Peñalver, who will take Seattle U helm next year, says virtual classrooms won’t replace the residential educational experience.

December 15, 2020

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