Michael Eric Engh was born on December 14,1949 and is an American Jesuit priest, academic and historian.
11 Facts About Michael Engh
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Michael Engh was the 28th President of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California from January 5,2009 to June 30,2019.
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Michael Engh is a historian specializing in the history of California and the American West and previously was a professor of history at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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Michael Engh was the dean of Loyola Marymount's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts before becoming president of Santa Clara University.
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Michael Engh officially became the 28th President of Santa Clara University on January 5,2009.
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Michael Engh's inauguration was held on April 24,2009, at Santa Clara's Leavey Event Center.
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Michael Engh was re-elected to a six year term in November 2013, a post he held until June 30,2019.
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In October 2013, Michael Engh made the decision to drop health insurance coverage of elective abortions for the Catholic university's faculty and staff.
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Michael Engh wrote a letter to the university's faculty and staff stating that he and the university "studied how the school can structure its medical insurance plans in 2014 to be compliant with federal and California laws and regulations while representing its values as a Jesuit university".
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Michael Engh has written on the role of the Catholic Church in the settlement of colonial California by the Spanish.
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Michael Engh has authored works on the history of Los Angeles.