Carl Lejuez announced as 2nd provost finalist to make campus visit

LAWRENCE — Carl Lejuez is the second of four finalists for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor of the Lawrence campus at the University of Kansas.

Lejuez has served as KU’s interim provost and executive vice chancellor since spring 2018. Prior to that, he was dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Other details about the candidate, including a complete curriculum vitae, are available at the search webpage.

Lejuez will deliver a public presentation to campus from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Kansas Union, Big 12 Room. A reception will follow from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Kansas Union, Jayhawk Room.

The presentation will be livestreamed, and an archived video link will be available after the presentation is over, at the search webpage. An online evaluation form will also be available on that page.

Names and other details about the remaining candidates will be announced approximately 48 hours before their visits. Each candidate will deliver a public presentation followed by a reception.

Chancellor Douglas A. Girod established a search committee in May to lead the university’s efforts to identify a new provost. Michelle Mohr Carney, dean of the School of Social Welfare, and Steven Soper, Foundation Distinguished Professor of chemistry and mechanical engineering, have served as co-chairs of the committee. The executive search firm R. William Funk and Associates assisted the committee.