Christina
E. Sorum has been named vice president for academic affairs and dean of
the faculty, it was announced by President Roger H. Hull.
“Dean Sorum received the unanimous and strong
support of the search committee which reviewed more than 80 applicants
from across the country,” Hull said. “The committee – and in
particular, Bob Wells, who served as chair of the committee – is to be
commended for its diligent and hard work.
“Based on her broad professional achievements, her
service as a professor in the classics department and as dean of arts and
sciences, and her contributions to the life of the campus as a whole, I
have no doubt that Christie will provide very strong leadership as we
strive to attain an even higher level of academic excellence. The years
ahead hold great promise for Union, and I eagerly look forward to working
with Christie to fulfill that promise.”
Sorum joined the College's Department of Classics in
1973. She was named an assistant professor in 1975, associate professor in
1982, and named to an endowed chair – the Frank Bailey Professor of
Classics – in 1992. In 1994, she was named dean of arts and sciences, a
position she held until she became acting dean of faculty last fall.
She has served the College in a variety of
administrative capacities including department chair, and a member of the
General Education Board, Faculty Review Board, Academic Affairs Council
and numerous tenure and review committees.
She holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College,
and a Ph.D. from Brown University.