New dean plans research on educational performance
Kristi Duke Fisher has been appointed the new associate vice provost and director of UT's Office of Information Management and Analysis, formerly known as the Office of Institutional Research.
In September, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said colleges and universities lack data on the educational performance. To meet this demand, Fisher said the office will expand time and resources to conduct more in-depth institutional research on topics such as graduation rates.
"We're also wanting to expand our focus to include more of what our internal leadership needs to manage the University," Fisher said.
More in-depth research will be done to better inform deans on how their faculty and students are performing, Fisher said.
"Primarily because of resource issues, this office has been predominately focused on getting our state and federal reports," she said.
The University has a few data-collection systems around campus that have grown up over time, Fisher said. The office will work more closely to streamline their efforts, Fisher said.
- Jessica Sondgeroth
New dean appointed at UT Medical Branch at Galveston
Dr. Garland D. Anderson took over as dean of the UT Medical Branch at Galveston's School of Medicine Wednesday.
President Dr. John D. Stobo appointed him to the position after Anderson served as chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for 17 years. During his tenure, the department ranked among the top 20 in National Institutes of Health research funding, and most recently was ranked fourth in the nation, according to a UTMB statement.
Anderson has been serving as interim dean for the school since September, after controversy arose earlier in the summer surrounding UTMB's plan to erase the operating deficit from its budget by laying off about 1,000 people.
His predecessor, Dr. Valerie Parisi, resigned in September after men attacked her husband in July and "made threatening remarks about her. The men who attacked Parisi's husband have not been identified.
- JS
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