University seeks new Batten dean
By Alex Foreman and Christina Brown | September 17, 2008The University?s search for the founding dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy is progressing as the search committee narrows down candidates to a group of finalists who will be invited to Grounds next month.The finalists, whom University Provost Arthur Garson referred to in an e-mail as a ?group of incredibly distinguished finalists,? were selected after a series of off-Grounds interviews, Batten School Director David Breneman said.The search committee, chaired by Garson, consists of a Board of Visitors member, a member of the Miller Center of Public Affairs? Board of Directors, as well as various faculty members, Garson stated in an e-mail.
