The Missouri School of Journalism announced its four finalists in its search for a new dean Monday, and a University vice chancellor is among those still in contention.
David Kurpius, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management at the University, will be on the Columbia, Missouri, campus from Feb. 15-18 for interviews and will participate in an open forum on the Missouri campus, according to the Missouri School of Journalism’s website.
Kurpius came to the University in 1997 as an assistant professor of journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication. He became a tenured professor in 2003 and in May of that year, became the interim director of Student Media, a position he held until 2005.
In 2005, Kurpius was named the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Admissions at the Manship School, where he served for five years before taking his current title in 2010.
Kurpius received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana, followed by a master’s degree and Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Loyola University’s Sonya Forte Duhé, Missouri’s Esther Thorson and Kent State’s Thor Wasbotten are the other three finalists for the position. Interviews for all four candidates are scheduled through Feb. 28.