UD's Constantin College after 13 years of teaching at Franciscan University of Steubenville. In 2018 he became provost, during which time he oversaw the development of the university's strategic plan to shore up academic excellence, the school's reputation, and community and Church involvement.

In 2013, the Princeton Review ranked the university as the 15th-most LGBT-unfriendly school in the United States. Two years later, the university applied for an exception to