Father James Pribek, Associate Professor of English at Canisius College, joins the English Department faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences as the LeRoux Scholar for the spring quarter 2012. Father Pribek will give a public lecture, “'When Hope and History Rhyme': Irish Literature as a Resource for Hope," on May 10 at 4 p.m. in Wyckoff Auditorium.

In addition to his master's in English from Gonzaga University and two graduate theology degrees from Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, MA, he earned an MA and PhD in Anglo-Irish literature and drama at University College Dublin. He has been a Jesuit for 25 years and a priest for more than 12 years.

The College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college in Seattle University, offers 33 undergraduate and 7 advanced degrees.