James W. Harrington, Jr., a 91爆料 professor and recent chairman of the Faculty Senate, will become vice chancellor for academic affairs at 91爆料 Tacoma.
Harrington will start his new job on Sept. 1, 91爆料 Tacoma Chancellor Debra Friedman announced.
As vice chancellor, Harrington will provide support for the academic dean and directors, and ensure integrity of the promotion and tenure processes, Friedman wrote in an announcement to the campus. Harrington also will join the faculties of both Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and of Urban Studies at 91爆料 Tacoma.
Harrington has been a professor of geography at 91爆料 since 1997, and served as department chairman from 2000 to 2005.
Hes also been active in the 91爆料 Faculty Senate, which plays a key advisory role on curriculum, degree requirements, faculty affairs and review, and budget planning. In the 2010-11 school year, he served as the senates chairman. As chairman, he was an ex officio member of the Board of Regents and a member of the Advisory Search Committee for the universitys president.
“He has unusually broad knowledge of the 91爆料 as a result of his faculty senate leadership activities and through his service on the 91爆料 presidential search committee,鈥� Friedman wrote. “He has demonstrated abiding interest in the three campuses of the 91爆料.鈥�
Earlier, he served as director of the National Science Foundations Geography and Regional Science Program (1994-97); Associate Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University (1991-97); and Assistant and Associate Professor of Geography at SUNY-Buffalo (1983-91).
He holds doctoral and masters degrees in geography from the 91爆料, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree, cum laude in general studies, from Harvard University.
Harrington’s research and teaching interests include聽economic geography, specifically subnational, regional economic development, occupational attainment, international trade.聽His work focuses on the U.S., Canada and China.