Linda Hogan

Linda F. Hogan (born 1964) is an Irish ethicist, ecumenist and academic, specialising in Christian ethics, political ethics, human rights, gender, and ecumenism. She is Professor of Ecumenics at Trinity College Dublin, where she was also its vice-provost from 2011 to 2016. She worked as a lecturer at the University of Chester and University of Leeds before joining the staff of Trinity College, Dublin. Early life and education Hogan is from Callan, County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. She was educated at St. Brigid's College, an all-girls Catholic school in Callan. She studied history and theology at National University of Ireland Maynooth and St Patrick's College, Maynooth (a Catholic seminary and pontifical university that shares NUIM's campus), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She remained at Maynooth to study for a two-year Master of Arts (MA) degree. Then moved to Trinity College Dublin, to undertake research in theology for her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, which she completed in 1991. Academic career Hogan began her academic career as a lecturer in ethics and religion at the University of Chester, England, for the 1992/93 academic year. During this time, she met Fr James F. Keenan, a Jesuit and ethicist: together, they would found the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church in 2003. After a year teaching at Chester, she moved to the University of Leeds, England, as a lecturer in gender, ethics and religion in its Department of Theology and Religious Studies. She was part of the university's Centre for Gender and Women's Studies and its Centre for Business Ethics. In 2001, Hogan returned to Trinity College, Dublin as a lecturer in its School of Ecumenics. She was a visiting professor at the Sydney College of Divinity and the Melbourne College of Divinity in 2005. In 2006, she was awarded the Chair of Ecumenics, and served as Head of School and Director of the Irish School of Ecumenics from 2006 to 2010. From 2011 to 2016, she was Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Trinity College Dublin. In 2021 she was considered for the role of Provost of the college when the position was being considered for one of three women, including Linda Doyle and Jane Ohlmeyer, making it the first time a woman was provost since the founding of the college: Doyle was subsequently elected.