Celebrating 200 Years

Sofie Terlesky



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A return to Ohio: Trent Gould named Miami University’s new provost

Miami University’s nationwide search for a new provost has come to an end. Trent Gould, current professor and dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), will join the Miami community as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs on July 1. 



BaShaun Smith supervises the Office of Residence Life, the Miller Center for Student Disability Services, the Rinella Learning Center and the Dean of Students Office.

Who's who at MU: Dean of Students

Students may have seen Dean of Students BaShaun Smith’s four kids running around Western dining hall, or heard about his extensive Cleveland Browns collection in the dean of students’ office, but what does the dean of students actually do?