Daniel Cosacchi

Daniel Cosacchi, Ph.D., joined the University in 2022 as Vice President for Mission and Ministry. In this role, he is responsible for the various departments that comprise the University’s Mission and Ministry division.

Dr. Cosacchi previously served as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Marywood University. In addition to teaching core and elective courses in theology and religious studies there, he was the College of Arts and Sciences representative on the Mission Integration Committee and Director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program. He also served as Marywood’s representative to the Synod on Syondality.

Prior to his service at Marywood, Dr. Cosacchi taught at Fairfield University and was a Canisius Postdoctoral Fellow there from 2016 to 2019. He served as faculty moderator for the Canisius Academy, planning and hosting prominent events centered on social justice and the Catholic intellectual heritage, and moderating mini-lectures on Catholic topics. He also served as a mentor for Ignatian Residential College.

Dr. Cosacchi is co-author and editor of the book “The Berrigan Letters: Personal Correspondence Between Daniel and Philip Berrigan,” which includes excerpts of letters between the brothers, who were known for their social activism. He has also published peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Jesuit Studies, among others.

Dr. Cosacchi earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, his master’s from Boston College, and his doctorate from Loyola University of Chicago.

Through his education at Jesuit universities and his experience in higher education at Catholic schools, Dr. Cosacchi understands well and values greatly the important role Catholic and Jesuit education plays in the formation of our students.