Martin Hershock appointed new CASL dean
Below is the announcement from Provost Kate Davy:
It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Martin Hershock, Associate Provost and Professor of History, as the new dean of UM-Dearborn’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters. Marty's five-year appointment will begin on July 1, 2013. In addition to his administrative position, he will continue to hold a professorship in history, with tenure, in the college.
In every sense of the phrase, Marty is a gentleman and a scholar. Marty's generosity of spirit is evident in all his dealings with faculty and staff. As a colleague from another unit put it, "Marty makes decisions and gets things done without leaving a wake." And his stature as a scholar is evident in the intellectual rigor of his most recent book, A New England Prison Diary: Slander, Religion and Markets in Early America (University of Michigan Press, 2012). This work opens a window on the cultural, spiritual, political, and economic experiences of other-than-elite Americans after Washington and before Lincoln. The book is smart, revealing, accessible, and a thoroughly pleasurable read.
Marty's affiliation with the University of Michigan runs deep. His Ph.D. was awarded by UM-Ann Arbor, and his undergraduate degree was awarded by UM-Dearborn. From his first faculty position at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, through his service as a department chair and associate provost on our campus, Marty has built a reputation not only as an accomplished scholar, but an effective administrator, and deeply committed educator. Marty's absence from the classroom is the downside of his administrative work. Students think highly of him as a teacher and so many have benefited from his engaged and engaging approach to learning.
Marty is effective because he know how to lead from behind. His leave-no-wake approach to leadership is grounded in consultation, collaboration, and consensus-building. He brings insight and enthusiasm to the task, and a university-wide perspective to his work with faculty, department chairs, fellow deans, and senior colleagues.
Click here to read his appointment communication to the Regents.