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Erika Hayes James named Dean of the Emory University Business School
Emory University has announced that Erika Hayes James (pictured), will become the new dean of the Emory University’s (Goizueta) business school.
James, a former senior associate dean for executive education at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, will assume her new role at Emory on July 15.
Ms. James earned her Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan and built a career by connecting her knowledge of organizational psychology with executive leadership. She also has served as a consultant to several Fortune 500 companies.
As James takes the helm at Goizueta, diversity among faculty at business schools far and wide remains lacking. In 2013, a mere 3.8 percent of full-time business school faculty identified as black in an AACSB survey. James is also just one among a few women leading American business school programs.: 22 percent of American business schools have female deans, according to a report by the AACSB.
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