Grove City College President Announces Retirement

GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.

“King Solomon reminds us in Ecclesiastes 3:1 that for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven,” McNulty said in a statement to the college community. “Guided by this wisdom, I have decided that this coming academic year will mark the end of my season as president of Grove City College.”

Trustee Chair Edward D. Breen expressed the board’s appreciation for McNulty’s service and his contributions to “a time of great forward momentum” for the college.

“Paul’s leadership has made the past decade a historic era of success for Grove City College. His innovative, energetic and winsome style has truly been transformative,” he said.

Breen said that during McNulty’s tenure, the college has seen applications reach a 20-year high; doubled its endowment and set fundraising records; expanded academic offerings – including establishing schools of nursing and business and a new graduate studies program; launched innovative initiatives focused on rural ministry and faith and public life; revitalized worship and discipleship opportunities with a revised chapel program; revamped its varsity athletics programs to reach new heights of success and national recognition; and prioritized the renovation of key campus buildings and improvement of services with special emphasis on the dining experience.

McNulty became the college’s ninth president after a 30-year legal career in Washington, D.C., which included service as U.S. deputy attorney general, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, senior attorney in the U.S. Congress and private practice.

Leading his alma mater is “the most professionally fulfilling experience of my life,” McNulty said. “When I took on this challenge in 2014, I didn’t anticipate the amount of joy I would experience from the day-to-day engagement with students. After losing my son to cancer in late 2012, the Lord knew exactly what I needed. Shepherding our tremendous flock of Grovers is the best part of this job, and, frankly, the hardest to give up. Learning, living, and growing together on this beautiful campus is a fantastic experience.

Pictured at top: Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.