SWOSU Press Release
Dr. Joel Kendall has been selected as the new provost and vice president of academic affairs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford and Sayre, according to incoming SWOSU President Dr. Diana Lovell and current President Randy Beutler.Kendall has been serving as SWOSU’s associate provost since 2018.
“SWOSU, for many years, has enjoyed an outstanding academic reputation, and I look forward to working with Dr. Kendall in this important position as we continue that long-standing mission of the university,” Lovell said.
As vice president of academic affairs, Kendall is chief academic officer at SWOSU. The appointment is subject to Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) regents’ approval.
Hamilton: State remains all too dominated by male leadership By: Arnold Hamilton Guest Columnist April 8, 2021
Arnold Hamilton
It took 130 years, but the glass ceiling finally was shattered with Dr. Kayse Shrum’s selection as Oklahoma State University’s next president – the first woman to lead one of the state’s two comprehensive research institutions.
Historic, yes. Symbolic, too. But what it says to the wider world about early 21st century Oklahoma may turn out to be most important.
Unfortunately, Oklahoma’s reputation nationally takes a beating every time our uber-right, male-dominated Legislature pursues policies that disadvantage women, minorities and the poor.
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