Mount Allison University has hired a new Dean of Social Sciences and Business.
Dr. Yves Bourgeois, currently the Dean of Studies at l’Université de Moncton’s Shippagan campus, will join Mount Allison on July 1, 2024. He replaces Interim Dean of Business and Social Sciences Dr. Jennifer Tomes, and before that, Dr. Nauman Farooqi, who formally parted ways with Mount Allison about one year ago when he took the position of president of St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
Bourgeois holds a PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA. He is also a Rhodes Scholar, with graduate degrees from Oxford and Edinburgh in philosophy, politics, economics and technology studies.
In a statement published by Mount Allison, Bourgeois says he is “honoured and excited to join the Mount Allison community”. He says Mount Allison and its faculty are unique, and “very aligned with [his] own personal commitments” to a “vibrant academic environment, emphasizing collaborative growth and innovation.”
Bourgeois’ hire leaves Mount Allison still short on a number of key senior positions. Currently the university President, Vice-President Academic, and Dean of Arts are all serving on an interim basis.
