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University of San Francisco Names New Provost
After national search, Julia Chinyere Oparah, currently provost and dean of the faculty at Mills College, will join USF on July 12
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Julia Chinyere Oparah, the provost and dean of the faculty at Mills College and a scholar in the field of ethnic studies, has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco. Rev. Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J., president of USF, made the announcement today.
A professor of ethnic studies at Mills, Oparah served as a member of the faculty for almost 20 years before being named provost and dean of the faculty in 2017. She will begin her work at USF on July 12, succeeding Tyrone H. Cannon, who has served as interim provost since February 2020.