The University of Houston -Downtown has announced the appointment of Dr. Wendy Burns-Ardolino as its new Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She will officially assume this role on July 1, 2021. Dr. Burns-Ardolino currently serves as the Director, Professional Master of Arts in Social Innovation and Professor in the Integrative, Religious & Intercultural Studies Department at Grand Valley State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and M.A. in English from George Mason University, and a B.A. in International Politics & Philosophy from the University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, England. Read more here.