President of Marquette University dies while on trip to Italy

Michael Lovell, president of Marquette University in Milwaukee, died following a three-year battle with cancer, university leaders announced in a letter to the campus community.The president of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died after falling ill in Italy following a three-year battle with cancer, university leadership announced Sunday.

President Michael Lovell and his wife, Amy, were in Rome with members of the Society of Jesus and the Board of Trustees on a Jesuit formation pilgrimage when he became sick and was hospitalized. Lovell, 57, had battled sarcoma, a rare cancer, for three years.

"Throughout his presidency, he attended hundreds of campus events each year and continued to teach undergraduate students in his product realization class, saying that he gained great energy from his interactions with students, faculty and staff.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly

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