Associate Dean for Special Collections Candidates to Visit Campus
Joshua Youngblood
Candidates for the position of associate dean of Special Collections for the University Libraries will be on campus July 10 and 17 to meet with faculty, staff and administrators and to give public presentations that will speak to their visions for the division.
Joshua Youngblood, rare books librarian and Instruction and Outreach Unit head for the University of Arkansas Libraries, will be the first candidate to present from 10:45-11:45 a.m. Monday, July 10, in the School of Law's E.J. Ball Courtroom. His presentation will also be streamed live on Zoom. The campus community is invited to attend in person or virtually.
Youngblood's curriculum vitae is available online.
For questions about the search process, contact Adriana Gonzalez at ag131@uark.edu.
Contacts
Adriana Gonzalez, associate dean for research and learning
University Libraries
479-575-3638,
ag131@uark.edu
Kelsey Lovewell Lippard, director of public relations
University Libraries
479-575-7311,
klovewel@uark.edu
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