Search Advisory Committee Appointed for New Dean of College of Humanities and Fine Arts

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Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Mike Malone has appointed search advisory committees to aid in the selection of the next deans of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and the College of Education.

Malone has appointed Michelle Budig, senior vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, and Anna Maria Siega-Riz, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, as co-chairs of the HFA search committee, members of which include:

  • Christian Appy, professor of history
  • Yolanda Covington-Ward, professor and chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
  • Ximena Gómez, assistant professor of American Art
  • Jeffrey Kasper, assistant professor of art
  • Hilary Kornblith, Distinguished Professor of History
  • Sophie Kramer, graduate student
  • Donna LeCourt, professor and department chair of English
  • Eshwar Shanker, academic advisor, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Cara Takakjian, senior lecturer of Italian Studies and associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Marco Ulysse, undergraduate student
  • Matthew Westgate, associate professor and director of wind studies, and department chair of music and dance

WittKieffer has been retained as consultants for the HFA search, which will appoint a permanent dean following a year of service of interim Dean Joye Bowman.

Both searches launched in November and finalist interviews and forums for each position will take place during the spring semester.

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