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Federal Judge James E. Shadid has been selected to lead Bradley University effective April 1, 2025.  Shadid currently serves as a senior judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench, he served as a state judge for 10 years, and had been a part-time public defender.


Shadid had served as an adjunct faculty member and he is a former trustee of the University.


Shadid earned his JD from John Marshall Law School (now UIC School of Law).

 
 
 


Former Duquesne Law Dean Ken Gormley who rose to become President of the University, announced plans to step down as President on July 1, 2026.  At the request of the University’s Board of Directors, he agreed to remain as Chancellor of the University when he leaves the presidency.  By all accounts, Gormley’s presidency has been successful and he is credited with positively advancing many aspects of the University.

 
 
 


Chancellor Joe Garcia announced his retirement as head of the Colorado Community College System effective June 30, 2025.


Garcia was appointed President of Pikes Peak Community College (now Pikes Peak State College) in 2001. He later became President of Colorado State University-Pueblo (2006–2010). Garcia later served as Colorado’s Lieutenant Governor and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education (2011–2016).  After his government service, he was appointed Chancellor, overseeing a system of 13 community colleges with more than 35 campus locations.


Prior to entering the higher education space, in 1993, Colorado Governor Roy Romer appointed him as Executive Director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, where he oversaw statewide consumer protection and business regulation efforts. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed Garcia as Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), overseeing programs across the Rocky Mountain states.


Garcia was the first Hispanic partner at the Denver-based law firm Holme Roberts & Owen, where he focused on public education law.


He earned his JD from Harvard Law School.  

 
 
 

© 2022 by Patricia Salkin

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