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.

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

Quinnipiac University will soon have a new leader. Dr. Marie Hardin will take over as the 10th president of the university on July 1. Hardin currently serves as the dean of the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University.

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.