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. Â
Matt Parlow, the former Dean of the Chapman’s law school, has been appointed as the 14th President of Chapman University effective September 2, 2025. He is currently serving as the Executive Vice President, Chief Advancement Officer and the Parker S. Kennedy Chair in Law at the University.
Prior to joining Chapman, Parlow was a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at Marquette University School of Law. Parlow worked in private practice at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, and also clerked for Jude Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also served in government, working in White House Office of the Legal Counsel.
He earned his JD from Yale Law School.