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�Ӱ�ԭ�� University is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Khordoc as interim dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). Khordoc will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

Khordoc has been the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) in FASS since July 2014 and was the Chair of the Department of French where she is an Associate Professor. She is cross-appointed in the School for Canadian Studies and the Institute for Comparative Study in Literature, Art and Culture.

“Catherine is well placed to build upon the achievements of Dean John Osborne,” said Provost Peter Ricketts. “The university is fortunate that she has agreed to take on this important role, ensuring that FASS will not lose momentum.”

Khordoc studied at �Ӱ�ԭ�� for both her undergraduate degree in journalism and French and her MA in French, before completing her PhD at the University of Toronto. Her current research interests focus on transcultural writing in France and Québec as well as migrant writing in Québec and Canada. Along with two other �Ӱ�ԭ�� colleagues, Sarah Casteel and Ming Tiampo, she is co-founder of the Centre for Transnational Cultural Analysis.

“It’s an honour to be trusted with this appointment, and I very much look forward to working with my colleagues — faculty and professional services staff — and students from all the different departments in FASS and across the university,” said Khordoc.