Russell Ganim
![Russell Ganim](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/2020-11/russ-ganim.jpg)
Russ Ganim is associate provost and dean of International Programs at the University of Iowa. He has held this position since January 2020, having previously served as the director of the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Iowa.
Dean Ganim is committed to rebuilding international education in the wake of the pandemic. To that end, he has expanded Iowa’s international partnerships, encouraged development of both virtual and traditional study abroad programs, and renewed efforts to recruit international students.
To strengthen internationalization efforts on campus, Dean Ganim has hosted or helped organize multiple lectures, symposia, and other media events that promote global awareness. Many of these initiatives have been designed to foster connections between international education and efforts to advance diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion.
Dean Ganim is a professor of French by training but has served as an administrator for the past 20 years, dedicating much of his career to global engagement. Read more about Dean Ganim on the University of Iowa's Faculty and Staff Experts page.
Contact Information
Russell Ganim
1111-A UCC
Phone: 319-335-0373
E-mail: russell-ganim@uiowa.edu
Messages from the Dean
![Dale and Linda Baker](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-01/Dale-and-Linda-Baker.gif?h=3f24ea00&itok=SkhvMF0p)
Dean's Message: Remembering Linda Baker
![Happy New Year with aerial shot of Iowa City](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-12/Happy%20New%20Year%20Video%202024%20screengrab.png?h=2563a136&itok=YAAdDGWj)
Dean's Message: Happy 2024!
![group of students sitting at table smiling](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-11/fall-break-meal-6.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=YxpkX5ix)
Dean's Message: Our role as convener on campus and abroad
![Iowa alumni in Saudi Arabia](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-10/Iowa-Alumni-in-Saudi-1_square.jpg?h=2ad48534&itok=GVUa3OSZ)
Dean's Message: Middle East visit forges new and renewed connections
![Russell Ganim with Anant Chakradeo in front of International Programs photos and "connecting Iowa with the world and the world with Iowa"](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-09/Anant-Chakradeo-visit%2C-September-2023---2_web.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=CXRT2Day)