First Woman and Non-Jesuit to Lead Fairfield University

Nursing may not seem a logical path to the office of college president, but it makes perfect sense to Lynn Babington. As of Jan. 1, Babington, the university’s provost, will be interim president at Fairfield University, a Jesuit higher education institution. She is expected to hold the job for six months as a search takes place for a permanent replacement for departing president Rev. Jeffrey von Arx. Last summer, it was announced he was being reassigned by the Society of Jesus after 12 years at Fairfield.