Bonnie Irwin is the new dean for Arts and Humanities as of Wednesday. Irwin, who was the only internal candidate for the position, was previously the dean of the Honors College.

In a Daily Eastern News article written on Dec. 11, Irwin said that she is looking forward to being more involved with the humanities, since she has also been an English professor.

“I look forward to working with faculty again, to being more engaged in my academic home – the humanities – and being able to advocate for humanities and fine arts,” Irwin said in the article. “The most important role of the dean is to collect the stories of the great accomplishments of the students and faculty and communicate that in a compelling way to donors,” Irwin said.

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