Following the appointment of Jennifer Hudson to the role of Vice-Provost (Faculties), Nick Witham, currently Director of the UCL Institute of the Americas, will take on the role of Interim Dean in UCL Social and Historical Sciences from 1 September 2024.
Nick is an interdisciplinary Area Studies researcher, whose work on the history of the United States is transnational in focus and draws on concepts and theories from literary studies, cultural studies, and sociology, amongst other disciplines. As of 1 October 2024, he will be promoted to Professor of American Studies.
Nick Witham said:
I’m excited and privileged to become Interim Dean of SHS. The faculty undertakes cutting-edge research and education at the intersections of the humanities and social sciences. All of us – staff and students alike – are motivated to better understand the social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental processes that have shaped the world over time, as well as by the desire to find new and innovative ways of exchanging ideas about these topics with audiences and stakeholders well beyond UCL. I’m passionate about this mission and look forward to leading and collaborating with colleagues across the faculty during the next year.
The Interim Dean will be in post for the coming months until the process to appoint permanent Deans is completed.
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