Background
Sr., William Joseph Parente, was born on July 7, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Salvatore S. and Genevieve (Rooney) P.
Sr., William Joseph Parente, was born on July 7, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Salvatore S. and Genevieve (Rooney) P.
AB cum laude, Xavier University, Ohio, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy (Woodrow Wilson fellow, Woodrow Wilson dissertation fellow), Georgetown University, 1970.
Woodrow Wilson intern Wilberforce (Ohio) University, 1965-1966. Assistant professor, chairman political science department Antioch College, 1966-1969, associate dean faculty, 1969-1970. Dean College Arts and Sciences, University Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1970-1985, associate professor political science, 1970-1973, professor, since 1973.
Fulbright scholar Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1985-1986, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, 1986-1987. Member national Fulbright screening committee for East Asia, Southeast Asia. Member advisory committee Institute International Education.
Consultant on world affairs to Peace Corps.
Fellow Union Experimenting Colleges and Universities, Institute for Policy Studies, Society for Religion in Higher Education. Member American Political Science Association, Association Jesuit Colleges and Universities (chairman conference on international education 1981-1985), Alpha Sigma Nu (national secretary-treasurer 1979-1982, national president 1983-1985, named Teacher of Year 2010), Pi Sigma Alpha, Eta Sigma Phi, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Diane Alpern, November 30, 1963. Children: Elizabeth, Margaret, William Joseph, Caroline, Rebecca, Catherine, Abigail, Christopher, Natalya.