March 2, 2001

Are Lay Leaders the Future of Catholic Colleges?

By ANNE MARIE BORREGO

Declining numbers of qualified clergy put squeeze on searches

Georgetown University's naming of a new president in February is raising eyebrows -- not because of the person chosen, but because of the initials that don't follow his name.

John J. DeGioia, a Georgetown alumnus and its current senior vice president, will be the first lay permanent president of a Jesuit university.

What does the selection of a layman to head the oldest and one of the most prominent Roman

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