Quinnipiac University President Olian announces plans to step down
Quinnipiac University President Judy Olian
Quinnipiac University President Judy Olian announced Friday that she will step down from her role at the end of the 2024-25 academic year after seven years on the job.
Olian joined Quinnipiac in 2018 as the school’s ninth president. She steered the university through the COVID-19 pandemic, helped launch numerous new degree and certificate programs, and oversaw construction of the Recreation and Wellness Center and development of the South Quad, which features several new buildings, including a business school and recently opened 415-bed residence hall known as The Grove.
“This was a difficult and emotional decision for me — serving in this role over the past six-plus years has truly been the privilege of my life,” Olian said. “Timing for such decisions is never ideal — there is always more to do, plans that are not yet completed. However, Quinnipiac’s upward momentum is heartening, and I have every confidence in the institution’s continued successes.”
Quinnipiac said its board of trustees will conduct a national search for Olian’s successor over the coming months.
She currently chairs the Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, is a member of the board of the Knight Commission on Collegiate Athletics and co-chairs AdvanceCT, the state’s nonprofit business recruitment arm.
Prior to joining Quinnipiac, she held leadership positions at UCLA, Penn State and the University of Maryland.
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