Dr. Bashar Hanna

Dr. Bashar Hanna

Dr. Bashar Hanna has served as the 19th President of Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania since 2017. Dr. Hanna’s background in and passion for education drives him to continue teaching and helping institutions of higher learning reach their greatest potential. Dr. Bashar Hanna has a love of teaching and a belief that university administrators should never stop teaching. After finishing his own college education at Philadelphia’s Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, a Master’s degree in developmental biology, and a Ph.D. in developmental neurobiology, Dr. Hanna went on to serve at Temple’s College of Science and Technology, DeVry University, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, and Delaware Valley University. These positions and opportunities have allowed Dr. Bashar Hanna to do great things for the world of education and for minority students and graduates.