Saint Louis University officially inaugurated Edward J. Feser, Ph.D., as its 34th president in a ceremony today. Feser, a Jesuit-educated leader in higher education, assumed the presidency on July 1. Themed “Igniting Hope, Growing in Community,” the inauguration celebrated the light of hope that inspires this moment and the new possibilities we can cultivate — together — in service to the greater good. The ceremony included a welcome address from Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and a keynote address by Holden Thorp, Ph.D., editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals, professor at George Washington University, and a member of the Saint Louis University Board of Trustees./-img/-newsfeeds/newsfeed-slu.svg11/05/2025Edward FeserEdward Feser Inauguration