Leadership Team

Cynthia King

Cynthia King

Associate Dean of Academic Community
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David Fleming

Professor, Politics and International Affairs; Senior Researcher, Riley Institute
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Brent Nelsen

JANE FISHBURNE HIPP PROFESSOR, POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; DIRECTOR, THE TOCQUEVILLE CENTER

2025 Advisory Board

Brandon Inabinet, Professor, Communication Studies, Faculty Council Chair

Claire Whitlinger, Associate Professor of Sociology; Program Founder, Intergroup Dialogue Program; Co-Director, Intergroup Dialogue Program

Julie Dunson Meredith, Director, Center for Critical Issues

David Fink, Dorothy and B.H. Peace Jr. Associate Professor of Religion

Jason Jones, Associate Academic Dean; Professor of Economics

Maegan Azar, Professor of Acting & Directing; Theatre Arts Department Chair

Erik Anderson, Professor of Philosophy; Department Chair, Philosophy

Mary Sturgill, Media Specialist/Instructor

Christine Velasquez, Assistant Vice President for University Communications

Danielle Vinson, Professor, Politics and International Affairs

Ruth Aronoff, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences; Faculty Council At-Large Representative

Alex Akulli, Associate Director of International Student Engagement; Principal Designated School Official

Meghan Slining, Associate Professor of Health Sciences

Holly Pinheiro, Jr., Assistant Professor, History

Mike Wininski, Director, Center for Applied Sustainability Research

Laura Bain, Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment

Courtney Firman-Watkins, Pathways Program Coordinator

Zachary White, Professor, Communication Studies; Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies

Nancy Kennedy, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Alexis Carter Thomas, Associate Chaplain