Biography

Fr. Joseph P. (Joe) Duffy, S.J, entered the Jesuits in 1944 after graduating from Boston College High School. Holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in philosophy from Boston College; a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Weston College; and a Master’s and Doctor’s degree from Fordham University. Before coming to Boston College, he served as Assistant Principal and Principal of Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine; as Guidance Counselor and Principal at Boston College High School; and as Superintendent of Schools in the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire. Fr. Duffy came to Boston College in 1975 as a member of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Administration. During his years in the School of Education he also served as Director of Secondary Education of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus; as Rector of the Jesuit Community and on the University’ Board of Trustees. In 1988 he began a 20 year appointment as Secretary of the University before assuming his current position as Special Assistant to the President. Over the years he has been a member of numerous boards, committees, and commissions in Jesuit, Catholic and public education. Noteworthy among these were as a member of the Board of Education of the Archdiocese of Boston; as a member of the Commission on Independent Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges; and for twenty-five years as President of the Board of Directors, St. Thomas More School, Oakdale, Connecticut. Duffy also served as Liaison to the Office of the Provost, University and Jesuit Community Liaison.