MARKING THE NEXT ERA FOR LEADERSHIP. TAKING OVER AS PRESIDENT OF DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY IN JULY OF 2026. DOCTOR DAVID DORSEY. TODAY, I STAND HERE WITH PROFOUND HUMILITY TO BE ENTRUSTED AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THIS HISTORIC UNIVERSITY AS IT APPROACHES ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY IS THE GREATEST HONOR OF MY LIFE. THE CURRENT PROVOST OF THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ACADEMIC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 200 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ACROSS DUQUESNE’S TEN SCHOOLS ORIGINALLY FROM THE PITTSBURGH AREA, DOCTOR DORSEY IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EPIDEMIOLOGIST. HE SAYS RIGHT NOW, DUQUESNE IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO LEAD AND INSPIRE. WE WILL ADVANCE INITIATIVES THAT REFLECT OUR CALLING AND OUR MOMENT TO LEAD IN THE ETHICAL ADOPTION OF AI ACROSS SOCIETY, TO EXPAND WORK IN DISABILITY INCLUSION SO THAT HUMAN FLOURISHING IS POSSIBLE FOR ALL. HE SAYS THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL CONSIST OF A LISTENING TOUR, TALKING WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THE AGENDA WILL REALLY BE WHAT THE AGENDA OF THE PEOPLE THAT I SPEND TIME WITH WANT TO WANT IT TO BE. I WILL LISTEN TO THEM. I’M GOING TO TRY VERY HARD TO TAKE COPIOUS NOTES AND TO UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY WHAT PEOPLE FEEL ARE SUCCESSES ARE, BUT ALSO WHAT THEY FEEL OUR STRUGGLES ARE AND WHAT THEY FEEL WE NEED TO WORK ON MORE IN THE FUTURE. FOR NOW, COVERING ALLEG
Duquesne University names David Dausey new president
David Dausey will be Duquesne’s 14th president; Ken Gormley steps down in June
Updated: 12:37 PM EST Nov 19, 2025
The Duquesne University board of directors has announced who will be the next president of the university.David Dausey, current executive vice president and provost, was named the university’s 14th president on Wednesday, taking over for Duquesne University President Ken Gormley.Gormley will step down in June and become chancellor at Duquesne. Dausey will assume the role of president July 1.”I stand here with profound humility to be entrusted as the next president of this historic university as it approaches its 150th anniversary. It’s the greatest honor of my life,” Dausey said. Dausey has been responsible for academic operations, including more than 200 degree and certificate programs across Duquesne’s 10 schools. Originally from the Pittsburgh area, he is an internationally recognized epidemiologist.Dausey said the university is in a unique position to lead and inspire.”We will advance initiatives that reflect our calling and our moment to lead in the ethical adoption of AI across society, to expand work and disability inclusion so that human flourishing is possible for all,” he said.In the coming months, Dausey plans to go on a listening tour, engaging with students and faculty.”The agenda will really be what the agenda of the people that I spend time with want it to be,” he said. “I will listen to them. I’m going to try very hard to take copious notes, and to understand not only what people feel our successes are, but also what they feel our struggles are and what they feel we need to work on more in the future.”
PITTSBURGH —
The Duquesne University board of directors has announced who will be the next president of the university.
David Dausey, current executive vice president and provost, was named the university’s 14th president on Wednesday, taking over for Duquesne University President Ken Gormley.
Gormley will step down in June and become chancellor at Duquesne. Dausey will assume the role of president July 1.
“I stand here with profound humility to be entrusted as the next president of this historic university as it approaches its 150th anniversary. It’s the greatest honor of my life,” Dausey said.
Dausey has been responsible for academic operations, including more than 200 degree and certificate programs across Duquesne’s 10 schools. Originally from the Pittsburgh area, he is an internationally recognized epidemiologist.
Dausey said the university is in a unique position to lead and inspire.
“We will advance initiatives that reflect our calling and our moment to lead in the ethical adoption of AI across society, to expand work and disability inclusion so that human flourishing is possible for all,” he said.
In the coming months, Dausey plans to go on a listening tour, engaging with students and faculty.
“The agenda will really be what the agenda of the people that I spend time with want it to be,” he said. “I will listen to them. I’m going to try very hard to take copious notes, and to understand not only what people feel our successes are, but also what they feel our struggles are and what they feel we need to work on more in the future.”