Duncan M. Perry, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Graduate School and director of research at The University of Scranton.

05/16 - The University of Scranton Appoints Graduate School Dean and Director of Research

Duncan M. Perry, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Graduate School and director of research at The University of Scranton effective July 1.

"Dr. Perry brings to The University of Scranton a broad base of experience that will be pivotal to the university's efforts to further enhance its Graduate School," said Beth E. Barnett, Ed.D., provost and academic vice president of The University of Scranton.

Dr. Perry is currently the dean for graduate studies and extended programs at Millersville University, Millersville, Pa. He was previously dean for graduate studies and research and professor of history at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash.

Upon the invitation of Radio Free Europe, he served as a senior Balkan analyst in Munich, Germany, and later founded the Open Media Research Institute in Prague, in the Czech Republic.

He previously served as the graduate dean at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D., assistant dean for graduate studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md.; and personnel officer and director of graduate academic records at the H.H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Dr. Perry's impressive record of scholarship has focused primarily on Eastern Europe, and includes books and articles on issues facing the Balkans. Among his numerous scholarly awards and fellowships are a Woodrow Wilson Center Research Fellowship in its Eastern European Program, two Fulbright awards for study in Bulgaria and two fellowships from the Bulgarian Academic Sciences.

"I am sure that the depth of Dr. Perry's academic and practical experience in the area of international programming will prove to be an enormous asset to the university and its more than 100 international students," said Dr. Barnett.

Dr. Perry holds a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, W. Va; a master's degree in Russian language and linguistics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio; a second master's degree in European history from Ohio University; and doctorate in Balkan history from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

The Graduate School at The University of Scranton offers 22 master's programs in the areas of healthcare, education, business, research, counseling, human resources, chemistry, computers and technology. The university's graduate programs are accredited by the most rigorous accrediting organizations, including AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.