DOHA: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has welcomed Dr D Charles Whitney (pictured) as new Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Whitney is a distinguished educator with an extensive knowledge of communication, journalism and media.
“The appointment of Dr Whitney is testimony to strengthening our academic programmes with curriculum renewal and development, our No. 1 priority over the next academic year,” said Dean and CEO Everette E Dennis.
“Applying his extensive experience, he will continue and expand on the good work done as he helps assist in transforming our vision for the school into a continued plan of action.”
Whitney comes from Northwestern’s home campus in Evanston, Illinois, where he was associate dean in School of Communication.
He has been making regular visits to Doha for five years, assisting with faculty development, curricular issues and other concerns linking the two campuses.
He also co-authored a study assessing NU-Q courses against those offered at the university’s campus in the US
Dr Whitney began his teaching career at Stanford University’s Department of Communication and held appointments at Ohio State, University of Illinois, University of Texas and University of California Riverside, before joining leadership ranks at Evanston.
As a published author, his work includes a co-authored book, Media Making: Mass Media in a Popular Culture, the co-edited Audience making: How the Media Create an Audience, as well as journal articles, book chapters and monographs.
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