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CBPP Dean Karen Markel departing Â鶹´«Ã½A next summer

Karen Markel, dean of the Â鶹´«Ã½A College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), has accepted a job as dean of the College of Business at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She will complete the academic year at Â鶹´«Ã½A and begin her new post in Colorado on July 6, 2020.

"Â鶹´«Ã½A is an amazing place, with so much opportunity. I made a home here and had not planned to leave, but the fiscal uncertainty of last summer and the messages of potential consolidation of Alaska's public universities under one accreditation made it necessary for me to seek new professional opportunities," Dean Markel said. "I have great respect for the leadership at Â鶹´«Ã½A and my colleagues who will continue to make it an important institution in our community."

Â鶹´«Ã½A Chancellor Cathy Sandeen will announce interim leadership of CBPP this spring, along with plans for a national search for the next dean.

"Please join me in wishing Dr. Markel well on her new role," said Sandeen. "I am grateful for her service to Â鶹´«Ã½A and for her contributions to making Â鶹´«Ã½A a world-class university."