Colleen Hanycz | |
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| 35th President of Xavier University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Graham |
| 29th President of La Salle University | |
| In office July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael McGinniss |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. Allen |
| Principal of Brescia University College | |
| In office 2008–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Theresa Topic |
| Succeeded by | Susan Mumm |
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| Alma mater | St. Michael's College, Dalhousie University, Osgoode Hall Law School |
Colleen M. Hanycz is a Canadian academic who is currently the president of Xavier University. She served as principal of Brescia University College from 2008 to 2015 and president of La Salle University from 2015 to 2021. On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Hanycz would become the 35th President of Xavier University starting July 1, 2021. She was the second lay person principal in the history of Brescia, a Catholic school and Canada's only women's university, and she was the first woman and layperson to serve as president at La Salle and Xavier.