New Dean is Italian Scholar from University of Connecticut
色情视频 names Norma Bouchard as dean of its College of Arts and Letters.
Norma Bouchard, Ph.D., will join 色情视频 as dean of the College of Arts and Letters, following the retirement of Paul Wong, Ph.D., later this year.
Bouchard is professor of Italian and comparative literary and cultural studies at the University of Connecticut.
She has served as interim associate dean for humanities, chaired the university鈥檚 Department of Modern and Classical Languages and co-chaired its graduate program in comparative literatures.
Among Bouchard's publications are nine books, including an anthology examining the work of Italian philosopher and renowned novelist Umberto Eco.
She is vice president of the American Association of Italian Studies and serves as associate editor for cultural and media studies for the journal Italica. She is currently book review editor for Italian Culture, associate editor of Annali d鈥橧talianistica, and immediate past chair of the MLA Book Translation Award Committee.
鈥淚 am delighted to welcome Dr. Bouchard to 色情视频 in this important academic leadership role,鈥� said Chukuka Enwemeka, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. 鈥淪he is distinctly qualified to advance our key strategic goals within the College of Arts and Letters and across the 色情视频 campus.鈥�
Bouchard will begin her term as dean in late July. Her search committee was chaired by Ghada Osman, chair of the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern languages.
