English Professor Gary Harrison starts work this week as associate dean for Graduate Studies. In the half time position, Harrison will supervise current student support programs, including the Teaching Assistants’ Resource Center and fellowship, scholarship and assistantship awards. In addition, he will lead in developing new initiatives to enhance the success of graduate and professional students.
Dean for Graduate Studies Amy Wohlert said, “We’ve made exciting plans to enhance the services we offer to students and graduate programs, and Gary has the right mix of skills and experience to make them happen. It’s going to be a very productive partnership.”
Harrison comes to the Office of Graduate Studies following years of involvement in graduate education and administration. He served more than five years as director of graduate studies in the Department of English where he had a major role in developing comprehensive orientation and professional advisement programs for a large and ethnically diverse graduate student population.
He was part of the team that developed UNM’s BA/MD program, serving first as the BA/MD curriculum director, then as the student outcomes assessment and program evaluation coordinator. He also served as associate chair for curriculum in English.
His many teaching awards culminated with the university’s highest award, the Presidential Teaching Fellowship, which he currently holds. A specialist in romanticism and world literature, he is co-editor of three major world literature anthologies currently used nationwide.
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