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Dec. 12, 2005

NC State’s Brady to Become Provost at University of Oregon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dr. Linda P. Brady

Dr. Linda P. Brady, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University, will become the next senior vice president and provost at the University of Oregon. She will assume her new duties in Eugene, Ore., on July 1, 2006.

Brady has served as dean of NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) and professor of political science at NC State since July 1, 2001. In her new role as senior vice president and provost, she will be responsible for all aspects of the University of Oregon’s academic mission, including academic affairs, research and graduate studies, student affairs, finance and administration, and information technology. Brady will replace Dr. John Moseley, who is retiring after serving 12 years as provost.

“It has been a distinct honor for me to have worked with the wonderful faculty and staff in CHASS,” Brady said. “I am convinced that the leadership opportunity I have had here was a
significant factor in my selection. The University of Oregon is recognized as an excellent AAU
(Association of American Universities) public research university, and I am thrilled to have the
opportunity to help lead this flagship institution.”

“Linda Brady is an accomplished leader who has been devoted to excellence in every dimension of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences,” said Chancellor James L. Oblinger. “In her five years here, she has strengthened the college’s relationships with those in our communities, in our state and in our nation. Linda has also remained focused on serving the needs of our students and preparing them for the complex challenges of the future.”

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Nielsen said, “Dean Brady has helped prepare the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to provide our students the context, the understanding and the expertise necessary in today’s society. The new degree programs that have been added during her tenure will shape the college for years to come. Her management style and outreach have been appreciated by students, faculty, staff and administration.”

Brady will remain in her role as dean of CHASS during the 2006 spring semester. Chancellor Oblinger and Provost Nielsen will name an interim dean.

A noted scholar in the field of international negotiations and arms control, Brady led the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1993 to 2001, where she also served as a professor of international affairs. She has been a distinguished
professor of national security at the U.S. Military Academy and a senior fellow in international
security and arms control at The Carter Center of Emory University. From 1978 to 1985, Brady
held several positions in the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Defense. She
served as a political analyst in the State Department's Office of Disarmament and Arms Control,
and was special assistant for mutual and balanced force reductions in the Defense Department
during the Carter administration.

A native of New York City and the first member of her family to attend college, Brady graduated from Douglass College, the women’s division of Rutgers University, in 1969 with a degree in political science. She received her master’s degree in political science from Rutgers in 1970, and her doctorate in political science from The Ohio State University in 1974. She has published in the fields of American foreign policy, international negotiation and arms control. Her current research focuses on the role of negotiation in war termination.

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