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Finalists named in search for new Humphrey School dean

The search for a new dean for the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota progresses, with four finalists named today.

They are:

  • Rosemary J. Avery, professor and chair, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University.
  • Greg H. Lindsey, professor and interim dean, Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
  • Edward C. Luck, assistant secretary-general and special adviser to the secretary-general of the United Nations
  • Eric P. Schwartz, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, U.S. Department of State.

The candidates will visit the Humphrey School for two days in late March and early April for meetings.

The former dean, J. Brian Atwood, left the school to join a think tank in Paris. Greg Lindsey has been serving as interim dean.