IU mourns death of faculty and academic affairs vice provost

By Gentry Keener gekeener@iu.edu

Kimberly

Geeslin,

a professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the College of Arts and Sciences and the vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, died Wednes- day night according to an email sent to faculty from IU

Provost Rahul Shrivastav

“Kim was an incredibly talented and generous colleague, a welcome resource for faculty and staff, and a strong advocate for women and underrepresented populations at IU and in higher education,” Shrivastav said in the email. After serving for five years as associate vice provost for IU faculty and academic affairs, Geeslin started her role as vice provost for the same office in December 2022.

According to the email, Geeslin held multiple IU leadership positions, including six years as associate chair and interim chair in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and eight