Local News in Brief : Laguna Beach : Art Institute Names Academic Affairs Dean
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Richard Carp, formerly acting vice president for academic affairs at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, has been named dean of academic affairs at the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach.
Carp will be responsible for the art college’s educational programs, including the bachelor of fine arts curriculum, continuing-education courses and professional certificate programs. Carp will also oversee faculty recruitment, student services and academic advising.
Carp, who assumed his duties July 15, said one of his major objectives is to expand the liberal arts curriculum at the 26-year-old art institute. “Students at AISC will receive as much general education course work as those following a professional track at a four-year university,” Carp said.
Carp holds a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
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