page_title: W. Coleman Nevils
section_title: Later life
hierarchical_section_title: W. Coleman Nevils / Later life
caption_attribution_description: English: Campion House, 39 West 86th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York. The headquarters of America Press (the publisher of America magazine) and the residence of the magazine's Jesuit editors.
context_page_description: William Coleman Nevils was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit educator who became the head of numerous Jesuit institutions throughout the northeastern United States, including Georgetown University and the University of Scranton. Born in Philadelphia, he was educated at Saint Joseph's College, before entering the Society of Jesus. While studying for the priesthood, he taught at Boston College and the Loyola School. After receiving his doctorate from Woodstock College, he held professorships at St. Andrew-on-Hudson and the College of the Holy Cross, before transferring to Georgetown University, where he became the dean of Georgetown College, the academic vice president, and the regent of the School of Foreign Service. He then left Georgetown to become the dean of the Shadowbrook Jesuit House of Studies.
  In 1928, Nevils was made the president of Georgetown University. He became active in elite circles in Washington, D.C. and elevated the prominence of the university in diplomatic and political circles. He also made substantial progress on a highly ambitious plan to transform the campus.
context_section_description: After stepping down as president of Scranton, Nevils returned to New York City. There, he became the head of the Jesuit magazine America, and the president of its publisher, America Press. He also became the father superior of Campion House, the residence for the Jesuit editors of the magazine. In 1953, he returned to the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola as the spiritual director of the Jesuit community, where he would remain until his death. He also continued to teach at Regis High School and the Loyola School.
  In February 1955, he became ill with coronary thrombosis. His health worsened in October, and he died on October 12, 1955, at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. A funeral service was held at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, and was attended by approximately 100 Jesuits. His body was returned to Georgetown University, where it was buried in the Jesuit Community Cemetery.
  Throughout his life, Nevils had been honored by the governments of Yugoslavia, Chile, Romania, Czechoslovakia, France, and Jerusalem, and was admitted to the Order of the Crown of Italy in 1933. He also received honorary doctorates from Loyola University of Los Angeles and Saint Joseph's College. In 1957, Georgetown University created the Nevils Building, formed by connecting several former hospital buildings. In 1965, Nevils Hall, a student residence, was opened at the University of Scranton.
caption: Campion House, the then-headquarters of America in New York City
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