Glenn Arbery

Glenn Arbery
3rd President of Wyoming Catholic College
In office
August 28, 2016 – August 20, 2023
Preceded byKevin Roberts
Succeeded byKyle Washut
Personal details
Born
Glenn Cannon Arbery

1951 (age 72–73)
South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseVirginia Lombardo
Children8, including Will
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA)
University of Dallas (PhD)


Glenn Cannon Arbery (born 1951) is an American academic and Catholic scholar, and faculty member Wyoming Catholic College, where he served as president from 2016 to 2023, succeeded by Kyle Washut.[1][2][3] He is the author of the novels Boundaries of Eden[4] and Bearings and Distances,[5] and of the book Why Literature Matters.[6][7] Arbery received his doctoral education at the University of Dallas, earning a doctorate in literature and politics.[1]

He is the father of playwright Will Arbery.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Glenn C. Arbery, Ph.D." Wyoming Catholic College. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Richards, Heather (April 26, 2016). "Wyoming Catholic college chooses new president". Casper Star-Tribune. pp. A3, A4. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Susanka, Joseph (August 22, 2023). "College Opens Academic Year with New President; Same Extraordinary Vision". Wyoming Catholic College. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Williamson Jr., Chilton (April 6, 2021). "Boundaries of Eden is a Southern novel filled with poetic intricacy". Catholic World Report. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Pearce, Joseph (March 3, 2018). "A Fictional Path to Understanding the Mystery of Suffering". The Imaginative Conservative. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Taylor, Leeta (2001). "Review of Why Literature Matters". Foreword Reviews. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  7. ^ McDonald, Henry (2001). "Why Literature Matters: Permanence and the Politics of Reputation (review)". Philosophy and Literature. 25 (2): 373–376. doi:10.1353/phl.2001.0033.
  8. ^ "Playwright Will Arbery on the restless Catholics of 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning'". America Magazine. November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.