{"id":99842,"date":"2025-12-15T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/?p=99842"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:13:56","slug":"interim-dean-fpga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2025\/interim-dean-fpga\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Francoli Appointed Interim Dean of Carleton\u2019s Faculty of Public and Global Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Mary Francoli Appointed Interim Dean of Carleton\u2019s Faculty of Public and Global Affairs\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University Provost and Vice-President (Academic) L. Pauline Rankin has announced the appointment of Dr. Mary Francoli as Interim Dean in the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs (FPGA), effective January 1, 2026, for an 18-month term concluding June 30, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Francoli is an Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies in the School of Journalism and Communication. She previously served as Associate Dean of FPGA in multiple portfolios between 2017 and 2023, including as Director of the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDr. Francoli brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs,\u201d said Provost Rankin. \u201cI am confident that under her guidance, the Faculty will continue to thrive and advance its mission of building stronger democracies and better societies, improving governance and public policy, fostering informed citizenship, and addressing regional and global challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following administrative leave, current Dean Brenda O\u2019Neill will return to her position as Professor in the Department of Political Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. O\u2019Neill for her dedication to the Faculty and significant&nbsp;contributions to FPGA and Carleton since joining the University in Fall 2020,\u201d said Rankin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University Provost and Vice-President (Academic) L. Pauline Rankin has announced the appointment of Dr. Mary Francoli as Interim Dean in the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs (FPGA), effective January 1, 2026, for an 18-month term concluding June 30, 2027. 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