Paul G. Schervish (born April 6, 1946) is an American sociologist and former

Jesuit The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

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who specializes in the academic study of

philanthropy Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

. He is a professor emeritus of sociology at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

, where he formerly served as director of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy prior to its closure in 2015. During the 2000–01 academic year, he was a

Fulbright Scholar The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the peopl ...

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...

. He has been named to the '' NonProfit Times'' annual "Power and Influence Top 50" list five times.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schervish, Paul G. Living people 1946 births American sociologists 20th-century American Jesuits Boston College faculty University of Detroit Mercy alumni Northwestern University alumni Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Writers from Detroit 21st-century American Jesuits