Professor Jessica Palmer.
Leading a diverse and vibrant Division of Humanities is something Professor Jessica Palmer is looking forward to.
The University announced today that Professor Palmer, currently the Dean of Law at Otago, has been appointed to the role of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Humanities, following an international recruitment process.
Professor Palmer describes the humanities as “a vibrant and diverse group of disciplines and schools and yet they are all, at their core, concerned with what it means to be human, understanding what shapes our cultures and what enables us to live meaningfully together”.
“There is wonderful work happening in the Humanities Division and I am really proud to be a member and its next Pro-Vice-Chancellor. I am looking forward to working closely with all of my colleagues to support their research, to inspire our students, and to continue to show the wider community how valuable our work is.”