Sewanee: The University of the South announced that Distinguished scholar and global statesman Reuben E. Brigety II elected 17th Vice-Chancellor and President.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Brigety is a 1995 distinguished midshipman graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master’s degree in philosophy and a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Cambridge.
Brigety’s election follows a national search that began in September 2019. Brigety succeeds John M. McCardell Jr., who will step down July 31, 2020, after serving 10 years as vice-chancellor.
