Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
As we begin the process of selecting the next dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, the first step is to constitute the Search Advisory Committee. The BU Faculty Handbook specifies that: “the advisory committee shall consist of three faculty members elected by the faculty of the School for which a dean is to be selected, two faculty members elected by the Faculty Council from other Schools, and as many as three members designated by the provost.” In addition, the provost appoints the chair of the committee.
I am pleased to announce that we have completed this initial step, and the membership of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (Wheelock) is listed at the end of this memo. I thank the Wheelock faculty and the University’s Faculty Council for their efforts to elect members to serve on this critical committee. I would also like to thank, in advance, the members of the Search Advisory Committee for their service and give special acknowledgement to Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, who will serve as chair.
The charge to the Search Advisory Committee and the process by which it should conduct its work is outlined in my memo of October 1. I will soon convene the Committee to provide them with further specifics of their charge, with the expectation that they will immediately begin the work of consulting with faculty and relevant stakeholders, soliciting nominations, recruiting outstanding candidates, and evaluating the qualifications and strengths of nominees and applicants. The Search Advisory Committee will provide their recommendation to me, for final selection of the dean by President Brown and approval by the Board of Trustees.
The selection of a new dean is among the most important decisions we make. I look forward to working with the Search Advisory Committee to identify and recruit an outstanding faculty leader to serve as the next dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.
Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Chair:
Harvey Young, Dean, College of Fine Arts (selected by the University Provost)
Members:
Stephanie Curenton, Associate Professor of Education Leadership & Policy Studies and Applied Human Development; Director, Center on Ecology of Early Development; Program Director, Child & Youth Policy Certificate, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (elected by the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development)
Jennifer Greif Green, Associate Professor of Special Education, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (elected by the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development)
Amie Grills, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Research; Professor of Counseling Psychology, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (elected by the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development)
Maurice Lee, Professor of English, College of Arts & Sciences (elected by the Faculty Council)
Nancy Lowenstein, Clinical Associate Professor; Program Director, Behavior and Health, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College (elected by the Faculty Council)
Michael McClean, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement; Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health (selected by the University Provost)
Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development; Professor of Rhetoric; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning, College of General Studies (selected by the University Provost)