Associate dean of the faculty for the arts and humanities Adrian Randolph has been selected to take on the role of dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University beginning July 1, Northwestern reported.
College spokesperson Diana Lawrence confirmed Randolph’s appointment and that he will be leaving the College in an email, adding that Northwestern is fortunate to have him and that the College wishes him luck in his new position.
Randolph was appointed to his current position in June 2011 to serve a four-year term. Currently the Leon E. Williams professor of art history at the College, he joined the art history faculty in 1995 and received tenure in 2001, serving as art history department chair in 2002. Randolph studies art and architecture of the Italian medieval and Renaissance periods.
Northwestern’s announcementemphasized Randolph’s interdisciplinary work, as well as the diversity of topics within his work and his ability to manage faculty. His time living abroad, promotion of global problem solving and encouragement of student knowledge of global issues were also noted.
