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Seana McGuire Sugrue, D.C.L.

Chair of the Politics Department; Ambassador Michael Novak Chair of Politics; Professor of Politics; Director of American Studies Program; Director for the Center of Catholic Citizenship; Director of Political Economy and Government Program; Director of Pre-Law Program
Email:
seana.sugrue@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 280-1625
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Seana McGuire Sugrue, D.C.L.

Dr. Seana Sugrue holds the Ambassador Michael Novak Chair of Politics at Ave Maria University, where she has previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. Before arriving at Ave Maria University in 2004, she served as Associate Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. In 2024, she co-founded the Center for Catholic Citizenship within the Politics Department at Ave Maria University. She has taught constitutional law and civil liberties for more than 20 years. She also teaches at Ave Maria School of Law and serves as the prelaw advisor for students at Ave Maria University. Her writings are in the fields of rights in the Catholic tradition, separation of powers, religious liberty, civil society and marriage, as well as civil disobedience. She has mentored a generation of Ave students in discerning their careers in law and public service.

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Education

  • B.B.A., Business Administration, Bishop’s University
  • LL.B., Law, University of Ottawa
  • LL.M., Law, McGill University
  • D.C.L., Civil Law, McGill University

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