Seton Hall Defends President on Title IX

After weeks of relative silence, Seton Hall University (NJ) has provided a resounding defense of embattled president Joseph Reilly, who has been accused of overlooking allegations of sexual misconduct in his past role. Specifically, Reilly was accused of failing to report instances of alleged sexual harassment when he was rector and dean of the university’s graduate seminary, a position he held from 2012 to 2022. He then went on sabbatical and returned in another role before being hired as president in 2024. In a statement to Inside Higher Ed, Seton Hall provided a sweeping denial of those accusations, days after Politico published documents indicating that Reilly had failed to act.