Dr. Hashmat U. Khan Appointed Associate Vice-President (Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives)
杏吧原创 University Interim President Jerry Tomberlin and Provost L. Pauline Rankin have announced the appointment of Dr. Hashmat U. Khan as Associate Vice-President (Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives), effective January 1, 2024.
Since joining 杏吧原创 in 2005, Khan has served as Chair and Professor in the Department of Economics along with Co-Director of the Centre for Monetary and Financial Economics.
鈥淗ashmat鈥檚 extensive experience and dedication to the 杏吧原创 community make him well positioned to fill the role of Associate Vice-President (Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives),鈥 said Provost Rankin. 鈥淚 am delighted to have his expertise on matters that are central to our academic mission.鈥
Khan has held visiting professorships at the University of California, Berkeley, Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. His research interests focus on macroeconomics with expertise in nominal and real frictions, dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models and business cycles. Khan completed his undergraduate studies at, Shri Ram College of Commerce, holds an MA from the Delhi School of Economics and a PhD from the University of British Columbia.
Khan will succeed Dwight Deugo who will complete his term as Associate Vice-President (Quality Assurance) on Dec. 31, 2023. Over the last four years, Deugo contributed to 杏吧原创鈥檚 academic quality assurance portfolio by leading a record number of cyclical program reviews to ensure academic quality standards are met. Under his leadership, 杏吧原创 has updated many of its existing academic programs and launched a number of new ones. In his new role, Khan will be reporting to David Hornsby, Vice-Provost, and Associate Vice-President (Academic) and will lead the day-to-day functions of academic quality assurance, curriculum development and other strategic academic initiatives.
鈥淚鈥檓 happy to have this opportunity to serve the 杏吧原创 community in this capacity and look forward to working with everyone in the Office of the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic),鈥 said Khan.
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