About President Barry H. Corey

Dr. Barry H. Corey became the eighth President of Biola University on July 1, 2007, officially launching the celebration of the University’s centennial year. He was officially inaugurated as President with full academic pomp and ceremony on November 2, 2007. (View the inauguration at http://offices.biola.edu/president/inauguration/.)

Corey, a Massachusetts native, came to Biola from Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts, where he served as Vice President/Chief Academic Officer and Academic Dean. Previously, he had served as Gordon-Conwell’s Vice President for Development, leading all external relations and fundraising programs.

Corey received a B.A. in English and Biblical Studies from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, in 1984. In 1988, he received an M.A. in American Studies with a concentration in literature and religious history from Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He received a Ph.D. from Boston College in higher education curriculum, instruction and administration in 1992.

In addition to his educational experiences, Corey was a Fulbright Scholar working with Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee and lived in Bangladesh among the rural poor from 1990 to 1991. He has served on a number of non-profit boards including the Board of Trustees of “Convoy of Hope,” an international relief and development organization, and the Board of Trustees of the Boston Theological Consortium (a nine-member consortium of theological schools in the Boston area including Harvard University, Boston College and Boston University). He has also completed two Boston Marathons, one in 2004 and one in 2006.

Dr. Corey has been married to his wife, Paula, for nearly 16 years. They live in Fullerton with their three children, Anders, Ella, and Samuel.