The University of Louisville announced today it has chosen an administrator dedicated to student success through a solid grounding in a liberal arts education as the new dean of the听听(础&补尘辫;厂).
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Dayna Touron, associate dean of the听听(CAS) and psychology professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), will begin July 1, pending approval by the UofL Board of Trustees.
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鈥淭he College of Arts & Sciences at UofL empowers students with a greater understanding of the world we live in,鈥 Touron said. 鈥淚 believe strongly in the teacher-scholar model of higher education and the inclusion of students in a climate of belonging, contemplation, discovery and real-life application. I am very excited to serve as the next dean of this diverse and dynamic college.鈥
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Founded in 1907, A&S is the largest of UofL鈥檚 12 schools and colleges with more than 70 degree programs and approximately 9,000 students studying humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Its more than 375 full-time faculty receive millions in research grants every year.
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Touron, associate dean of the CAS at the UNCG since 2017, received her bachelor’s degree from Maryville College, her M.S. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a professor of psychology whose research in cognitive psychology focuses on metacognition and memory in older adulthood.听
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While at UNCG, she also has developed women鈥檚 leadership programming.
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Touron lives with her son Spencer and daughter Daphne and enjoys kayaking and camping in her free time.听
