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Lori Gates Schuyler named chief of staff in University of Richmond President's Office

September 28, 2007

Lori Gates Schuyler has been appointed chief of staff to University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers.

Schuyler will advise Ayers on policy decisions, work with members of the president's cabinet to ensure implementation and tracking of university's goals and objectives, and serve as Ayers' representative.

Schuyler previously was assistant dean and lecturer in history at the University of Virginia's College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Her recent book, "The Weight of Their Votes: Southern Women and Political Leverage in the 1920s," was named an honor book in the 2007 Virginia Literary Awards.