yes, this should be interesting

And this arrived just as the bad music was ending.

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Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Graham Harman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, has agreed to serve as the first incumbent in a newly-created position, Associate Vice Provost for Research. He will be working with us, with the faculty across the University, and with the units that support faculty research, including the Office of Sponsored Programs, to assess the range of support and incentives available to faculty to conduct and disseminate research. We have asked him to provide us with an assessment of the kinds of initiatives we might take, both immediately and in the longer term, to create a climate in which faculty research is encouraged, celebrated and rewarded.

We are very grateful to Dr. Harman for his willingness to take on this important project–particularly since it will undoubtedly take time away from his own active research portfolio!–and we hope that you will join us in welcoming him to his new post.

Thank you,

Ali Hadi
Vice Provost

Lisa Anderson
Provost