of tenure at Saint Louis University. The controversy over the proposed policies prompted a vote of no confidence by the Faculty Senate against Patankar—a vote upon which Biondi refused to act. On May 3, 2013, at a gala attended by some 800 persons celebrating his 25 years as university president, Biondi announced his intention to retire as president, and did so the following September. Publications Books Biondi, Lawrence. The Italian-American Child: His Sociolinguistic Acculturation. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1975. Biondi, Lawrence. Poland's Church-State Relations, ed. Chicago: Loyola University of Chicago Press, 1981. Biondi, Lawrence. Spain's Church-Relations, co-ed. Chicago: Loyola University of Chicago Press, 1983. Biondi, Lawrence. Poland’s Solidarity Movement, co-ed. Chicago: Loyola University of Chicago Press, 1984. References Living people 1938 births 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits Georgetown College (Georgetown University) alumni Loyola University Chicago alumni People from Chicago Presidents of Saint Louis University St. Ignatius College Prep alumni St. Xavier High School (Ohio) people Catholics from Illinois