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Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Search for Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Updates

  • NC State Names New Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences – 4.21.21
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Finalist Update – 3.08.21 email
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Finalists Interviews Announced – 3.01.21 email and article
  • Tentative Campus Interview Dates for College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Finalists – 2.16.21 email
  • Update on College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Search – 12.17.20 email
  • Search for the Dean of College Humanities and Social Sciences is Underway – 11.10.20 email and article

The Opportunity

NC State invites applications and nominations for the position of dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The university seeks a visionary leader with a bold commitment to refine and enhance the college’s international reputation as a place which equips students and communities with knowledge that solves problems and leads to productive and satisfying lives.

Nomination Committee

11.10.20

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden is pleased to announce that an open search for the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is now underway. 

  • Committee Chair: Mark Elison Hoversten, Dean, College of Design
  • Perry Safran, Member, NC State Board of Trustees
  • Kita Adams, Undergraduate Student, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • William Bauer, Teaching Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Kwesi Brookins, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Betty Byrum, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Yang Cheng, Assistant Professor, Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Marcy Engler, Executive Director of Development, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Lexi Hyde, Graduate Student, College of Humanities and Social Sciences 
  • Nathaniel Isaacson, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Jessica Jameson, Head and Professor, Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Alicia McGill, Assistant Professor, History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Juliana Nfah-Abbenyi, Distinguished Professor, English, and Assistant Dean for Diversity, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Branda Nowell, Professor, Public and International Affairs, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Tom Shriver, Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Kim Stansbury, Associate Professor, Social Work, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • David White, Chair of the Dean’s Board, College of Humanities and Social Sciences 
  • Crissy Williams-Brown, Executive Assistant to the Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Executive Search Services in NC State’s Human Resources division will be assisting the committee. Kelly Wick will be the Provost’s Office liaison for this search.

Nomination Committee Meetings

  • Charge to the committee:11.10.20, 2:30-3:45 p.m., via Zoom
  • Mid-search review: 12.16.20, 1-2:30 p.m., via Zoom
  • Candidate selection: 2.05.21, 1-2:30 p.m., via Zoom
  • First Round Interviews: Between 2.17.21 and 2.22.21
  • Finalist Interviews: Weeks of March 8 and 15, 2021

More Information on the Search