Meet the President

Dr. Bernard Bull earned a bachelor’s in education, theology and history from CUW in 1994, before earning a master’s in curriculum and instruction from Concordia University Chicago in 1997, a Master of Liberal Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2005 and a Doctor of Education in instructional technology from Northern Illinois University in 2007.   

Prior to becoming Concordia Nebraska’s president, Bull served as the president of Goddard College from 2018 to 2021. Bull served Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) from 2006 to 2018 in a variety of roles including vice provost for curriculum and academic innovation, chief innovation officer, assistant vice president of academics and associate professor of education. Before that, he served in Lutheran middle and high schools in Illinois and Wisconsin.  

Bull is a regularly featured presenter at national education conferences and has authored and edited several books and publications, many of which are used by Concordia instructors. 

Bernard and Joyanna, his wife, have two children, Bethany and Nathaniel. In her past career, Dr. Joyanna Bull was an adjunct instructor at CUW and a K-12 teacher in Lutheran and public schools.