Landphair Named Dean of University of Richmond's Westhampton College

April 4, 2003

University of Richmond has named Juliette L. Landphair as dean of Westhampton College, the women's co-curricular and coordinate component of the university.

Landphair has served since June 2002 as the college's interim dean and previously served as interim director of the Women Involved in Living and Learning program. Her appointment is effective immediately.

"Dean Landphair has shown an ability to handle crises, creatively meet the demands of an evolving campus and student culture, and generally bring the academic and student life programs into greater harmony," said Leonard Goldberg, vice president of student affairs.

Landphair holds a B.A. degree from Tulane University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia. She has taught courses at Richmond, Randolph-Macon Woman's College and University of Virginia on women's studies, U.S. history and feminism in the United States. She has served on panels and made presentations at numerous conferences on history and women's studies.

As interim dean, Landphair worked with Richmond College, the men's co-curricular and coordinate component of the university, to centralize housing under Richmond College and academic advising under Westhampton College. As dean, she hopes to continue "to recognize the students' desires to be together, but to affirm their identities as Westhampton College students and Richmond College students."