Mark D. West, a renowned legal scholar and former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, has been appointed provost of Washington University in St. Louis, effective August 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
A highly respected academic leader and expert in Japanese law, West brings more than two decades of experience in higher education leadership, scholarship and cross-disciplinary collaboration to his new role. He will serve an initial two-year term as provost, with the possibility of reappointment at the end of that time. He also will join the WashU Law faculty as a visiting professor.
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