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The Jesuit priest who presided over President Joe Biden s inaugural Mass resigned from his post as president of Santa Clara University in California after an investigation uncovered he participated in unprofessional, alcohol-influenced conversations with graduate students.
Rev. Kevin O Brien notified the Board of Trustees that he was resigning as of May 9, and the board accepted the resignation the next day, John Sobrato, the chairman of the board, announced in a statement on Wednesday. Lisa Kloppenberg is serving as acting president of Santa Clara University, a term she said will last while the board searches for a new president.
The 54-year-old priest said in a May 9 letter to the university community that based on the results of this review, he would begin taking part outpatient therapy program for alcohol use and stress management.
The state and federal governments have granted $67 million for a project at City Water, Light and Power aimed at capturing carbon dioxide from coal before emissions reach the air. Construction is expected to begin next year, with operations commencing in 2023. We re committed to run this, roughly, through 2024, said Kevin O Brien, director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at the University of Illinois in Urbana, which is overseeing the project. We ll know pretty well early on how well this is working. Fingers crossed, it will work very, very well. O Brien s team did a smaller carbon-capture experiment at a University of Illinois power plant in Urbana in 2016. The technology used in that project was different than the one planned for CWLP, where a solvent made by BASF, a German company, will treat five percent of flue gas from Dallman 4, the utility s largest power generator, O Brien said. How long the solvent will work is key: If the solvent loses effectivene
Published May 13, 2021 •
Updated on May 13, 2021 at 5:17 pm
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The Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden has resigned his position as president of Santa Clara University in Northern California, college officials said, after an investigation found he engaged in inappropriate, alcohol-fueled conversations with graduate students.
The Rev. Kevin O’Brien, at the direction of Jesuit officials, has begun a therapeutic outpatient program to address personal issues, including alcohol and stress counseling. He had been president of Santa Clara University since July 2019 and was placed on leave in March.
(RNS) The Rev. Kevin O’Brien’s resignation comes about two months after he was placed on leave while he was under investigation for unspecified allegations.