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lexington , kentucky , usa -lsb- https://www.transy.edu/transition/about.htm] r. owen williams 210px professor president of transylvania university 26th july 1 , 2014 noreen carey seamus carey
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seamus carey

seamus carey , ph.d. , is an american philosopher , academic , and the 26th president of transylvania university , the first university in the state of kentucky .
carey took the helm after the departure of r. owen williams .
carey was dean of arts & sciences at sacred heart university prior to his appointment .
he earned a ph.d. in philosophy from fordham university in 1996 after earning an m.a. from the same university and his b.a. from vassar college in 1987 .
carey attended harvard 's management development program and the executive leadership academy sponsored by the council of independent colleges .
at sacred heart , he supervised 121 full-time faculty , 18 department chairs and eight graduate program directors .
as part of his development efforts , carey oversaw the expansion of sacred heart 's campus in dingle , ireland .
