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MSU's 'Dean of deans' on Chinese students, online education and sexual assault

Courtesy - MSU Office of the Provost

In April, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of June Pierce Youatt to the position of provost. As provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, she’s in charge of academic initiatives at MSU. She had served as interim provost for more than a year before succeeding Kim Wilcox, who now is chancellor of the University of California-Riverside.June Youatt speaks with Current State about her priorities as provost at a Big Ten university.

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