Letter from the President

December 18, 2023 Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians, I hope this finds each of you well and enjoying this holiday season. As we close out the year, I wanted to reach out to address the structural changes we recently announced at the College, and provide more context around how they fit into our long-term outlook and commitment to protecting and enhancing the high-quality, high-touch educational … Continue reading Letter from the President

President’s New Initiative Could Potentially Cancel Your Class – Is Your Class Next?

President of Manhattan College, Milo Riverso. MANHATTAN.EDU/COURTESY By Mack Olmsted, Asst. Arts and Entertainment Editor Manhattan College students and faculty have raised concerns about a new initiative at the college to raise class minimums to 15 students, essentially canceling classes with not enough students registered.  The initiative has not been announced publicly yet, but some faculty members have told The Quadrangle for the incoming plans.  … Continue reading President’s New Initiative Could Potentially Cancel Your Class – Is Your Class Next?

Getting to Know Interim President Brother Daniel Gardner

By Adrianne Hutto, Production Editor Brother Daniel Gardner, a familiar face on campus, has stepped into the position of interim president after former president Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D, stepped down after the previous spring semester.  Gardner found himself at Manhattan College after being assigned to the admissions office by the Christian Brotherhood.  A brother is a consecrated religious member of the Roman Catholic Church. There are … Continue reading Getting to Know Interim President Brother Daniel Gardner

Brennan O’Donnell to Step Down as MC President

By Kyla Guilfoil, Editor-in-Chief Brennan O’Donnell will leave his position as president of Manhattan College following the spring 2022 semester. Brother Daniel Gardner, who works in Academic Affairs in the Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement, will serve as interim president beginning on July 1.  O’Donnell announced this transition in an email sent to the MC community on Friday, March 4. He explained that … Continue reading Brennan O’Donnell to Step Down as MC President

The Passing of Brother Thomas Scanlan

Brother Thomas J. Scanlan, F.S.C., the former president of Manhattan College from the years 1987 to 2009, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, at the age of 72. Br. Thomas was the 18th president of the college and had a long list of accomplishments during his tenure, including but not limited to increasing the college’s enrollment by 120 percent and focusing on the growth of … Continue reading The Passing of Brother Thomas Scanlan