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 8:30 a.m., Nov. 6, 2002--Dan Rich, a member of the University of Delaware faculty since 1970 and acting provost since Aug. 15, 2001, has been named provost, effective immediately, UD President David P. Roselle announced today.
“Dan Rich has a long record of service to this University, none more distinguished than that rendered during his tenure as interim provost. It thus gives me great pleasure to announce that his position is now permanent,” Roselle said.
“Dan’s academic and administrative leadership, coupled with his knowledge of and dedication to the University of Delaware, make him ideal for the position–a fact well demonstrated over the last 15 months.”
As the University's chief academic officer, the provost reports to the president and provides academic leadership for the seven colleges, as well as research, extension programs, graduate studies, continuing education, the library, international programs and several centers and academic support units.
Rich served as dean of the College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy from 1991 until 1997, when he became dean of the reorganized College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy (CHEP).
He has held an honorary appointment as visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and has been a senior research associate in the University's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
A recipient of a University excellence-in-teaching award, Rich has numerous publications to his credit, including 13 books and edited volumes and more than 100 articles, monographs and professional papers. An elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he currently serves on a number of national and international editorial boards.
His public service contributions include work with the Delaware Mentoring Council, the Delaware Foundation for Math and Science Education and the Delaware Public Policy Institute, as well as with numerous local and state agencies and nonprofit institutions.
Rich holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Brooklyn College, a master's degree in public administration and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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