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Ken Gormley inaugurated as 13th Duquesne president

Brandon Addeo | News Editor On Sept. 22, Duquesne inaugurated former law school dean and professor Ken Gormley as the 13th president of the university in front of a crowd of roughly 2,000 students, faculty and other notables from the region in the A.J. Palumbo Center. Before the ceremony, a procession of about 400 faculty members from Duquesne and other universities made its way down … Continue reading Ken Gormley inaugurated as 13th Duquesne president

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Students turn out in force for Gormley inauguration

To view a photo gallery of the entire inauguration ceremony, click here.  By Brandon Addeo | News Editor Ken Gormley was officially inaugurated Thursday in the A.J. Palumbo Center as the 13th president of Duquesne University, in front of a crowd of about 2,000. The former law school dean and professor was appointed to the fill the position of former Duquesne president Charles Dougherty in … Continue reading Students turn out in force for Gormley inauguration

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Big-name speakers take the podium at Gormley inauguration

By Kaye Burnet | Editor-in-Chief It’s not often that a university gets a new president – in its almost 140 years, Duquesne University has only had 13, as of Thursday afternoon. For an event so rare, it makes sense to pull out all the stops, and that was certainly the case for the Thursday inauguration of President Ken Gormley. With his impressive career in legal … Continue reading Big-name speakers take the podium at Gormley inauguration

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Students line A-walk for Presidential Procession

By Kaye Burnet | Editor-in-Chief Students, including the entire uniform-clad football team and several people sporting “Gormley 2016” t-shirts, lined Academic Walk on Duquesne’s campus at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. They were gathered to cheer the procession of faculty that preceeded incoming university President Ken Gormley’s walk to the A.J. Palumbo Center for his inauguration as the 13th president of Duquesne University. According to a … Continue reading Students line A-walk for Presidential Procession

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