The anthropology professor is involved in First-Year Programs and College Scholars and was a Williams Fellow in 2012.

Former provost James Bean has accepted a position as provost of Northeastern University in Boston and will leave the University of Oregon after 11 years. Bean served as UO provost from 2008 to 2013 and oversaw the introduction of the PathwayOregon program for Pell Grant-eligible students during an enrollment surge at the UO, and he was pivotal in the introduction of a new academic budget model recently described in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Visits with student leaders, faculty and the University Senate are on the president's schedule.

Members of the campus community who knew UO junior Miles Reinke are invited to share memories of the gregarious and compassionate student, who died unexpectedly March 20.A memorial web page has been set up by the Department of International Studies, where Reinke was majoring. He was described by friends as “vivacious, enthusiastic and down to earth” and was looking forward to a study abroad trip to Spain this summer.

An architecture professor and associate dean, Muller has served as acting dean since last fall.