Marwan M Kraidy has been named dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), provost Jonathan Holloway announced yesterday.
Kraidy, who serves as associate dean for administration and professor of global communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) will start at NU-Q from July 1.
He will hold a named chair and a tenured appointment.
Holloway said Kraidy emerged from a global search of highly respected, prominent candidates.
“In our search for a leader to fill this vitally important role, it quickly became clear that Marwan was the right person to guide NU-Q in this critical time. I have the utmost confidence in his ability to lead and to advocate for all members of the NU-Q community.”
Kraidy, who also serves as Annenberg’s associate dean for graduate studies, is the Anthony Shadid Chair in Global Media, Politics & Culture at UPenn.
A native of Lebanon and an authority on Arab media, Kraidy has for more than two decades taught and published award-winning research about the Middle East.
“I am honoured and delighted to be the next NU-Q dean.” Kraidy said. “The future of education is global, interdisciplinary, and digital. With its formidable faculty, talented staff and bright students, NU-Q is uniquely positioned to shape that future. I look forward to leading this special community to new heights, and deepen our impact on Northwestern and the world.
“As a campus of a pre-eminent US university embedded in a region with impressive and fast-changing media industries and educational institutions, NU-Q can play a transformative role in shaping the circulation of knowledge between Africa, Asia and the Americas, and in deepening mutual understanding between the US and the Arab and Islamic worlds.”
Marwan M Kraidy
