Category: Leaders
Tanya Zlateva Appointed Dean of Metropolitan College
With more than 25 years of experience as a faculty member and administrative leader at MET, Dr. Zlateva, the interim dean since 2013, was seen as having the knowledge, capability, and vision to shape MET’s future as an innovator at the forefront of continuing education within an increasingly competitive environment.
Ann Cudd Appointed Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
Vice Provost of the University of Kansas Ann Cudd takes over as dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences on August 1. Cudd, a philosopher who studies oppression, adamantly opposes the idea of downplaying the liberal arts for more professionally oriented fields like business and technology. She believes the humanities teach us how to look at society differently and ask ourselves the tough ethical questions.
New Dean Chosen for College of General Studies
Natalie McKnight, who for the past year had served as interim dean of BU’s College of General Studies, is named dean by President Robert A. Brown and University Provost Jean Morrison. McKnight, a member of the CGS faculty since 1990, had held a number of key leadership positions within the college. As dean, McKnight will oversee the second largest undergraduate college at BU, with approximately 1,150 students.
Sargent College Welcomes VA Specialist Christopher Moore
Veterans Affairs official Christopher Moore is the new dean of BU’s Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. For the past three years, Moore managed the VA’s Sensory Systems and Communications Disorders Program, and he spent the previous four years as a scientific review officer at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Sandro Galea is New Dean of School of Public Health
Internationally respected physician and epidemiologist Sandro Galea will lead BU’s School of Public Health starting January 1, 2015. Galea is known for his research linking health to issues like poverty and lack of education and was named one of Time’s epidemiology innovators in 2006.
Pardee School of Global Studies Names Adil Najam Dean
The new Pardee School of Global Studies, dedicated to improving the human condition around the world, names its new leader. Inaugural dean Adil Najam is a professor of international relations and an expert in international diplomacy. Najam was also the director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future from 2007 to 2011.
University Jumps in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Boston University jumps 10 positions, from 51 to 41, in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the nation’s colleges and universities, and now appears on a short list of “Up and Comers,” chosen for their “promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities.” The publication makes special note of BU’s robust undergraduate research program as well as its extensive study abroad opportunities, and it cites the undergraduate business and engineering programs as among the best.
New SHA Dean
Arun Upneja takes over the reins at SHA after 15 years as associate dean for academic affairs at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Honors College and professor of hospitality management at Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management, where he established new interactive honors programming for students and faculty.
New Provost Named
Jean Morrison is appointed University Provost and Chief Academic Officer. Morrison, a metamorphic petrologist, was previously executive vice provost for academic affairs and graduate programs at the University of Southern California before coming to BU, and she has been a professor of earth sciences and director of the Women in Science and Engineering program at USC since 1988.
Hospitality Has New Dean
Christopher Muller is appointed dean of the School of Hospitality Administration. As the new dean, he will bring to the program a decidedly holistic approach—a mix of educational, entrepreneurial, and philosophical. Muller follows James Stamas, who successfully expanded and modernized the School over his 15-year tenure.
