The University of Iowa announced Tuesday that the Director in the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Russell Ganim, will assume the role of associate provost and dean of International Programs, effective Jan. 1.
In addition to his role as a French professor, Ganim previously served as department head for Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures and has served as department head of German since 2013, French and Italian since 2016, and is the administrative head of the American Sign Language Program.
Ganim’s appointment as associate provost and dean of International Programs is pending approval by the state Board of Regents, and the university said in a statement that he will receive an annual salary of $236,000.