Keenan Hall

A native of Massachusetts, Cory Hodson is excited to return to ministry and leadership in Catholic higher education. Most recently, Cory served as the Campus Minister & Student Engagement Coordinator for Francis Xavier Division (grades 7 & 8) at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts. In that catch-all capacity, Cory oversaw all campus ministry programs and pastoral support of the school’s 220 middle school students. Working within a model of shared leadership, collaboration with the head of middle school and middle school counselor allowed Cory to better understand the whole, cohesive experience of a student at Xaverian. His most prized responsibility was knowing each student by name and story – a commitment he looks to forward as Rector of Keenan Hall at the University of Notre Dame. Cory’s educational training is diverse and includes most recently completing an M.S.Ed in Catholic Educational Leadership from Creighton University in 2023, an M.A.R. in Christian Ethics from Yale Divinity School (2017), and a B.A. from Loyola University Maryland (2015), with a major in Global Studies and Writing. Cory’s passion for mission-driven higher education was born from the love and zeal of his mentors, friends, and colleagues at both the Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale and Loyola University Maryland, where he served as student body president.

In reflecting on responding to God’s call to serve as a Rector at the University of Notre Dame, Cory was reminded that a spiritual mentor of his, Fr. Bob Beloin, would remark frequently: “I go where the Gospel takes me.” Cory furthered, “Every choice we make in life is a response to a relationship, and I look forward to living into the grace of this decision to share life with students at Notre Dame. I am mindful and grateful too that I carry forward the tradition of previous Keenan rectors."