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Dear Friends, We are all Luis Canales. We have all come from somewhere else to gather here at Villanova and to be shaped by this community. Luis Canales has traveled farther than many of us. As you’ll read in this issue’s cover story, Luis fled Honduras on foot—four times—as a teenager to escape gang members who had targeted him and to seek refuge in the United States. He is now a proud US citizen, a husband, a father, an advocate for the vulnerable and, as of May 19, a Villanova Law graduate.
A single pair of shoes carried him on a harrowing trek from Honduras. Now, his life’s journey has led him to become a Villanova lawyer.
Villanova Political Scientist Daniel Mark, PhD, collaborates at the highest echelons to promote religious liberty.
Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, ’89 MSN dedicates her teaching and research to childhood cancer survivors.
In 1984, Mary Ann Cantrell was a registered nurse practicing on the adolescent unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia when her patient, a high school football player, awoke as she administered his 4 a.m. chemotherapy treatment. Steve, who was battling stomach cancer, turned to her and said, “Mary Ann, I’m glad it’s you doing my chemo. I feel so safe with you.” Read More...
Alumni, parents and students keep the momentum going.
The signs of Villanova’s forward momentum are all around—cranes and scaffolding that signal a transformation of campus spaces, banners and signs that trumpet top rankings and a national championship, and the buzz about Villanova’s national reputation for academics and innovation. You can see and feel all of these exciting developments on campus. Read more...
Retiring head football coach Andy Talley leaves Villanova a legacy of success and service.
Andy Talley sat at his desk in the building named for him, a pile of index cards in front of him, and the words coming slowly for a man accustomed to speaking in public. In just four days, 200 guests would gather on a mid- February evening at Overbrook Country Club to celebrate Talley’s 32 years as Villanova’s head football coach and help ease him into retirement and emeritus status within the program. Read more...
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