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Robert Smart promoted to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Quinnipiac University

Robert Smart, of Middletown, professor and chair of English and director of the writing program, has been promoted to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Quinnipiac University.

“Bob brings to the position incredible experience, energy, vision and leadership so essential to Quinnipiac’s mission and commitment to giving our students a great liberal arts education that will serve them for life," said Paul Zeleza, vice president for academic affairs. “I am thrilled with Bob’s appointment.”

In his new position, Smart will be responsible for 142 faculty members and the approximately 1,650 students in the college, which includes the departments of biological sciences, chemistry and physical sciences, economics, English, history, legal studies, mathematics and computer science, modern languages, philosophy and political science, psychology, sociology and visual and performing arts.

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Smart, who joined the Quinnipiac faculty in 2000, said, “The arts and sciences are more important now for our students than ever before, and I look forward to working with the talented faculty and staff of the College of Arts and Sciences to guide our students towards a satisfying and rewarding education as well as a fulfilling adult life.”

 

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Smart earned his doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Utah. He also holds a master’s degree in rhetoric and comparative literature from the University of Utah and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, where he was a double major in English and history.

 

Smart is the founding editor of “The Writing Teacher” and the author of “The Nonfiction Novel” and numerous articles on Gothic and Irish literature. Smart earned Quinnipiac’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010.

 

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 6,500 full-time undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges issue. The 2014 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master’s programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 377 Colleges.” The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Quinnipiac among the “Great Colleges to Work For.” For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quinnipiacuniversity and follow Quinnipiac on Twitter @QuinnipiacU.

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