New Dean at Loyola Marymount University
Filed in Appointments on June 25, 2012
Bryant Keith Alexander was named dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has been serving as professor of communication studies at California State University at Los Angeles. At CalState, Dr. Alexander has also served as associate dean, interim dean of he College of Arts and Letters, and acting chair of the liberal studies department. He will assume his new duties on July 1.
Dr. Alexander joined the CalState faculty in 1998. Previously he taught at Texas A&M University, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Professor Alexander holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He earned a Ph.D. in speech communication from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
It is always good to see a person of color move up in the administrative ranks at universities across the US. This brings to the table a voice which may have similar but yet different experiences and perspectives to share that brings more individuals of color to the university as students, faculty and administrators. Of course then a critical mass can be reached that adds a more well rounded perspective across all levels of the educational process.