New dean chosen for the College of Liberal Arts

Kristin Sobolik has been selected as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and began her tenure on the first day of Spring Semester, Jan. 7. Sobolik was the assistant dean at the University of Maine, and will be taking over the reins from Interim Dean Linda Caron, who filled the spot after Charles Taylor’s retirement in July. Sobolik received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, and completed her graduate work at Texas A&M University, receiving her doctorate in 1991. Before taking the position of associate dean at the University of Maine, Solbolik was the chair of the Department of Anthropology, and associate director of the Climate Change Institute. She also served as the graduate coordinator for the Climate Change institute, where she advised all of the graduate students in the program. The hiring of Sobolik will end the search that the College of Liberal Arts has been conducting since Taylor’s retirement.