Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State,” according to Quinnipiac University. “The announcement was made by Board of Trustees Chairman Chuck Saia ’91, MBA ’94, following unanimous approval by the university’s Board of Trustees.

Marie Hardin, Ph.D., a distinguished academic leader, dean and professor at The Pennsylvania State University, has been selected as Quinnipiac University’s 10th president effective July 1, 2025. She currently serves as dean of the Donald P.

Marie Hardin, Ph.D., a dean and professor at The Pennsylvania State University, has been chosen as Quinnipiac’s 10th president. She will begin on July 1.

Leaders at Quinnipiac University, in Hamden, Connecticut, announced Thursday they selected Marie Hardin as the university’s 10th president, effective July 1. She has been the dean of the Penn State Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications since 2014 and a member of the Penn State faculty since 2003.

Quinnipiac's new president, its 10th in roughly a century, will seek to build upon the university's success under Olian , who herself piggybacked off the accomplishments of her predecessor and helped formulate a road map for future growth.

My almost seven years at Quinnipiac have been a joy, and an opportunity of a lifetime. I am thrilled that Marie Hardin will assume the presidency here — she has all of the qu

President Judy Olian's presentation of a No. 10 women’s hockey jersey to incoming president, Dr. Marie Hardin, felt like a milestone moment, a passing of the torch. Amid the cheers from the gathered community,

Dr. Marie Hardin was named the 10th president of Quinnipiac University Thursday afternoon, assuming her role in July.

Dean Marie Hardin has led the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications since 2014, but on Wednesday she announced that she moving into a different role. She was named the 10th president of Quinnipiac University on Jan.