MONTREAL/February 29, 2008—
Concordia is proud to announce that the University’s Board of Governors today approved the Advisory Search Committee’s recommendation to name Dr. David Graham as the new Provost and Vice-President Academic Affairs.
"David Graham presented a vision for the role of Provost that clearly demonstrates a keen and wide-ranging understanding of the current Quebec environment and broad academic policy issues," said Chair of the Advisory Search Committee and Concordia President Michael Di Grappa. "His knowledge of the Quebec university network and mastery of the French language will allow him to effectively communicate within that network. David Graham has distinguished scholarly credentials and has demonstrated academic and administrative leadership. His open, collegial approach which promotes collaboration and consensus-building, and his familiarity with Concordia University and its students, faculty and staff, will be invaluable to Concordia's future development and the enrichment of its academic mission."
Graham is currently Concordia’s Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, a position he has held since August 1, 2005. Before coming to Concordia, he was Dean of Arts at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Graham joined Memorial in 1979 and twice served as Head of the Department of French and Spanish before becoming Dean of Arts in 2002.
Graham is a specialist in early modern French literature with an MA and PhD from the University of Western Ontario and a BA (Hons) from the University of Saskatchewan. He has also taught at the University of Western Ontario, Royal Military College of Canada and Mount Allison University.
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
