College of Education and Human Services narrows search for replacement dean to three candidates


The College of Education and Human Services has narrowed its search for a new dean down to three.

According to a news release from Central Michigan University, finalists include Charles Howell, chairman of the College of Education’s leadership, educational psychology and foundations department at Northern Illinois University; Henry Clark, current senior associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University and Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, associate dean of the College of Education at the University of Nevada- Las Vegas.

Kathryn Koch has been serving as interim dean, following the unexpected death of former dean Karen Adams in April 2009.

Each candidate will visit CMU and take part in an interview and hour-long open forum held in the Lake Superior Room of the Bovee University Center.

Howell’s forum will take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Clark and Pehrsson will each hold their forums from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 7, respectively.

Candidate forums will be open to the public.

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