New Associate Deans Announced

On June 10, Stephen C. Ainlay, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College, announced the appointment of two associate deans: Professor Margaret Freije of the department of mathematics and computer science and Professor William Morse of the department of English.

Margaret Freije earned her bachelor's degree at Boston College and Ph.D. at Brown University. She came to Holy Cross in the fall of 1986. A specialist in arithmetic geometry, Freije has distinguished herself as a teacher, faculty member, and through her administrative contributions to the College. She was honored with the Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching Award in 1997 and was named a "Woman of Distinction" by the Girl Scouts in 2003. She has served on pivotal College committees, including the Social Concerns Committee and the First Year Program Committee. She has also been a faculty representative to the Trustee's Academic Affairs Committee. She served as class dean for the classes of 1999 and 2003 before assuming her most recent administrative role as assistant dean for curriculum management.

Bill Morse earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Massachusetts and his master's and Ph.D. at Brandeis University. He joined the Holy Cross faculty in 1984. A Shakespeare scholar, Morse has been an effective teacher. He has also been involved in a number of College programs and has served on important College committees and councils, including the Graduate Studies Committee and the Committee on Interdisciplinary and Special Studies. In recent years, Morse has been very active in the College's efforts at curricular reform. He was a member of the Academic Planning Action Committee and currently serves as a member of Curriculum Steering Committee appointed by the AAC. Additionally, he also serves on the Finance and Planning Council as well as the new Strategic Planning Committee.