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Lawrence M. Schall, J.D., Ed.D. was elected the 16th president of Oglethorpe University in March 2005 and assumed office on June 23, 2005.
Under Schall’s leadership, Oglethorpe has seen a dramatic rise in enrollment and philanthropic giving. In 2007, Oglethorpe University opened the Center for Civic Engagement, connecting its students to the city of Atlanta and beyond in volunteer, curricular, civic and cultural projects. Since Schall's arrival at Oglethorpe, the number of international higher education partners has doubled, from 12 to 24, and in 2011, Schall opened the Center for Experiential Education at Oglethorpe, providing work-based internships for every Oglethorpe student in his or her field of study.
Born in Manhattan, Schall grew up in Wilmington, Del. He graduated with honors from Swarthmore College in 1975 and went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree in 1978 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Schall practiced law in Philadelphia as a trial attorney, specializing in civil rights litigation. In 1990, he returned to his alma mater, Swarthmore College, and served for 15 years, leaving as Vice President for Administration.
While at Swarthmore, Schall was awarded a doctorate in higher education from the University of Pennsylvania, and served as Director of the Executive Doctorate Program in Higher Education as well as an adjunct faculty member of Penn’s Graduate School of Education.
Schall currently serves on the boards of the Council on International Cultural Exchange (CIEE), the Atlanta Local Education Fund, the Lovett School, and the Atlanta Jewish Committee, and is Vice Chair of the Board of Project GRAD, dedicated to helping at-risk students graduate from high school and college.
He and his wife, Betty Londergan, have four children.
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