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New Deans Named
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athleen Boozang, J.D., LL.M., was appointed dean of the Seton Hall School of Law in July, having earned a national reputation as a health law teacher and having served in a number of administrative positions. Boozang came to Seton Hall in 1990 as founder of the Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law and Policy. She co-founded the Seton Hall Law Center for Religiously Affiliated Non-Profit Corporations and created the law school’s Division of Online Learning. She led the launch of the school’s Healthcare Compliance Certification programs and expanded the focus on compliance education. She was the law school’s associate dean for eight years before serving as the University’s vice provost in 2010 and 2011. In addition to her recent role as associate dean for academic advancement for two years, she has overseen the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science and Technology. She succeeds Patrick Hobbs, who served in the post for 16 years, one of the longest-serving law-school deans in the country. He plans to return to teaching at Seton Hall Law after a year-long sabbatical.
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rofessor Deirdre Yates, M.F.A., has been serving as the interim dean of the College of Communication and the Arts since the new college was announced in June. Yates, a classically trained actor, has taught theater at Seton Hall since 1992 and is a prominent member of the local arts community.
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ssociate Professor Chrysanthy Grieco, Ph.D., has been serving as interim dean for the College of Arts and Sciences since May. She came to the University in 1961 as a member of the English faculty, and since then has also chaired the Department of English and the Department of Criminal Justice, and has served as dean of University Libraries.
aren A. Passaro ’92/M.B.A. ’93/J.D. ’96, was named dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies (CEPS) in July. Passaro has served as associate dean for academic services in the Stillman School of Business since 1999, and has participated in many strategic planning efforts, including Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International reaccreditation, enrollment management, marketing and fundraising. She has been the academic liaison to the offices of the Bursar and Financial Aid. In addition, she created and managed an off-site M.B.A. cohort in Bergen County at Hackensack University Medical Center. University Provost and Executive Vice President Larry Robinson announced the appointment as part of Seton Hall’s implementation of its strategic plan, “From Strength to Strength,” which calls for outreach to various external communities. Under Passaro’s leadership, CEPS is expected to serve a diverse community of learners through academic programs that will include credit and non-credit courses, professional-development and bridge programs, workshops and professional accreditation programs.
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