Thomas Curran, SJ

Fr. Tom Curran serves as the coordinator for the Jesuit Prison Education Network (JPEN) established in 2022 by the UCS Jesuit Province to coordinate the efforts of the province’s six higher education institutions around efforts in education, spirituality and re-entry. He is a member of the Regis University Jesuit Community. Fr. Tom previously served as the president of Rockhurst University in Kansas City for 16 years. He has also been an associate vice president for university relations and assistant to the president of Regis University and president of Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, a private Catholic high school operated by the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Fr. Tom also founded and served as the first executive director for Nativity Preparatory School, a tuition-free middle school for low-income boys. Originally from Philadelphia, he attended LaSalle University, received a bachelor’s degree in politics from DeSales University, a master of arts in theology from the DeSales School of Theology, a master of arts in liberal students from Georgetown University, a JD from the Catholic University of America and an MBA from St. Joseph’s University. Fr. Tom joined the Regis Jesuit Board of Trustees in December 2022.