Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., served from 1987 to 2005 as the 16th president of the University of Notre Dame at a time of rapid growth in its reputation, faculty, and resources. He has been a member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1974 and teaches a seminar for first-year undergraduates each semester, and he makes his home in a student residence hall on campus.
He has published numerous books, some of which include, “Monk’s Notre Dame,” "Monk's Reflections: A View from the Dome" and “Monks Travels: People, Places and Events.” He also is the author of more than 50 articles and book chapters.
Father Malloy also has played a leadership role in efforts to promote community service and combat substance abuse. In addition to Campus Compact, his roles in encouraging social service have included being a member of the advisory board of the AmeriCorps and National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), a founding director of the Points of Light Foundation, member of the board of governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and a member of the State of Indiana Community Service and Volunteer Committee and the Indiana Commission on Community Service (Indiana AmeriCorps). As a Points of Light director, he was a key player in the 1997 President's Service Summit in Philadelphia .
In combating substance abuse, Father Malloy has been a member of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, President George H.W. Bush's Advisory Council on Drugs, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, and the Governor's Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University , for which he has chaired commissions on Substance Abuse Among America's Adolescents and on Substance Abuse at Colleges and Universities. He currently is co-chair of the subcommittee on college drinking of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a component of the National Institutes of Health, and for CASA, he now chairs the National Commission on Substance Abuse and Sports. Father Malloy recently served as chair of the “Sports Wagering Task Force” established by the NCAA.