June 13 – The University of Colorado Boulder named an interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences after announcing the resignation of Dean Glen Krutz in April.
Provost Russell Moore will appoint Daryl Joji Maeda as dean and vice provost of undergraduate education, effective July 1.
“Daryl Maeda is one of CU Boulder’s most dynamic, effective leaders,” Moore said in a news release.
“He is a great listener, problem solver and consensus builder. His combined accomplishments as dean of undergraduate education, associate dean for student success in the College of Arts and Sciences, department chair and professor of ethnic studies provide him with an inside-out understanding of how the college works and what its needs are. He will be an excellent interim leader and will help provide stability, direction and vision to our largest college.
After Krutz’s resignation, Moore considered restructuring leadership within the college. On April 30, two forums were held where faculty and staff within the college discussed the pros and cons of keeping Krutz’s job or moving to a rotating leadership model among the three division deans in the college.
Feedback from the forums called for Krutz’s stance to be upheld.
Maeda will serve as interim dean for a maximum of two years. Moore said Maeda’s work will center around “a commitment to transparency in budget and decision-making issues and the creation of a divisional philosophy for resource allocation, renewed commitment to shared governance and university staff and a continued focus on and improvement of the programming of the student success.”
Maeda is a professor of ethnic studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and joined the CU Boulder faculty in 2005.
“I am honored by this appointment and look forward to joining my colleagues in the College of Arts and Sciences at an exciting and pivotal time,” Maeda said in the release.
“I know that by working together, we can achieve a clearer focus of roles among the three divisions of the college – one that supports both divisional and university goals – with our students as beneficiaries and our faculty and staff as full partners. “
