{"id":22636,"date":"2014-01-23T14:51:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T21:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=22636"},"modified":"2014-01-23T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T21:57:04","slug":"unc-kenan-flagler-names-new-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/unc-kenan-flagler-names-new-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Kenan-Flagler Names New Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/uncmbaprogram.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22637\" alt=\"McColl-Building\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/McColl-Building-300x195.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Doug Shackelford was named the new dean of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/uncmbaprogram.aspx\">UNC Kenan-Flagler<\/a> yesterday and will take his post next week on February 1, 2014. Shackelford is currently the Meade H. Willis Distinguished Professor of Taxation and the associate dean of the MBA@UNC online MBA program.<\/p>\n<p>Shackelford\u2019s predecessor, James W. Dean Jr., says of the new dean: \u201cDoug is uniquely qualified to serve as the next dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler. He is a seasoned academic leader and an internationally recognized scholar and business educator. He loves the University and is a passionately engaged member of the UNC Kenan-Flagler community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shackelford is a North Carolina native, a UNC alumnus, and a UNC faculty member since 1990. 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