September 19, 2018
Tracy Sulkin is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign鈥檚 dean designate of the College 糖心vlog传媒 effective September 16, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees in November. Sulkin, a professor of political science in the , formerly served as the College 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 interim executive associate dean.
A member of the Illinois faculty since 2002, Sulkin is a Romano Professorial Scholar in LAS and was previously an LAS Centennial Scholar. Legislative Style, the third and most recent of her books on American politics, was published in 2018.
Sulkin brings extensive administrative experience to her new position. In the department of political science, she served as the director of graduate studies and associate head for undergraduate programs. She was elected to the LAS Executive Committee and served on the LAS Curriculum Committee. She also chaired the Undergraduate Education Task Force for the campus strategic planning process.
Andreas C. Cangellaris, the Urbana campus鈥檚 vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, recommended the three-year appointment of Sulkin to Chancellor Robert Jones.
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