Indiana arts and sciences dean is second candidate for provost

LAWRENCE — Larry Singell is the second of three candidates for provost and executive vice chancellor of the Lawrence campus.

He has served as executive dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington since 2012. Singell, an economist who studies the economics of higher education, had previously been associate dean for social sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and head of the economics department at the University of Oregon. Other details about the candidate, including a complete curriculum vita, are available at provostsearch.ku.edu.

Singell will deliver a public presentation to campus from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. A reception will follow from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Traditions Area on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.

For those with a KU online ID, the presentation will be live-streamed via video, and an archived video link will be made available after the presentation is over. Links to the live stream and archived video will be available at provostsearch.ku.edu, as well as an online evaluation form. Evaluation forms will be accepted until April 28.

Singell joins Neeli Bendapudi as named candidates for the position.

A search committee chaired by Steve Warren, professor of speech-language-hearing and investigator in the Life Span Institute, identified the three candidates. The committee was assisted by the executive search firm R. William Funk and associates.

The final provost candidate’s public presentation is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the Summerfield Room in the Adams Alumni Center. The name of the remaining candidate will be announced on Friday, April 22.