Macias to become University provost
Scott BresslerEdward Macias, dean of the school of Arts and Sciences, will step down from that post to become provost of Washington University. He will begin his tenure as provost in January 2009 after a six-month sabbatical beginning in June.
Macias’s new position will expand his current role as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs of the University.
As provost, Macias will serve as the University’s chief academic officer, overseeing the University’s educational and scholarly sectors and working to improve their programs and quality. In that capacity Macias will coordinate with the academic deans, as well as with the University’s chief financial officer and executive vice chancellor for administration to supervise the University’s budgeting sector.
The University has not had a provost since 1995, when Macias last served in that role. He took on the job of dean of Arts and Sciences in that year.
Macias plans to focus on interdisciplinary programs and international studies in his new role.
“We must always strive to improve what we do,” Macias said in a University press release. “I’m looking forward to working closely with the schools and the central administration to encourage and implement our academic priorities.”
According to a statement, the administration plans to announce the hiring of an interim dean of Arts and Sciences soon and will also launch a national search for a new, permanent dean of Arts and Sciences.
Macias joined the Washington University faculty in 1970 as an assistant professor of chemistry and became a full professor in 1984. Since then, he has served in several administration roles including chair of the Department of Chemistry and director of the Summer School program.
Check Student Life on Monday for more information
Popularity: 1% [?]
Related Posts
Print This Post