Corinn Harrell Named Vice Dean for Finance and Administration

Corinn Harrell

Corinn Harrell has been named the Vice Dean for Finance and Administration in the School of Arts & Sciences, effective immediately. Harrell had been serving as Interim Vice Dean since September after Matt Lane left the School to assume a position in the Provost’s office. The position of Vice Dean for Finance and Administration position is critical to the School’s operations, overseeing the areas of finance and budget, facilities, staff human resources, and computing.
 
Since 2014, and prior to her role as Interim Vice Dean, Harrell was Director of the School of Arts & Sciences Office of Financial Management, Planning and Analysis. She had earlier experience in that office and in budget roles at the University of Delaware and Duke University. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the School’s Fels Institute of Government.

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