College of Humanities and Social Sciences and School of Business Name New Deans

Montclair State will welcome two new deans to campus in July.

Dr. A. Gregory Cant, founding dean of the Offutt School of Business and Robert J. Johnson Chair in Economics and Business Administration at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, will be the new School of Business dean.

Dr. Robert S. Friedman, current director of the Institute of Technology at the University of Washington's Tacoma campus, will serve as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Dr. Robert S. Friedman

Dr. A. Gregory Cant

In announcing the appointments, President Susan A. Cole praised the new deans' leadership skills.

"Rob will advance the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' core commitment of providing an outstanding liberal arts education with focused preparation in a range of disciplines and professional areas," she says. "Greg has the necessary vision and global perspective to spearhead the School of Business' growth in enrollment, programs and both national and international recognition."

Friedman views his appointment as an exciting opportunity. "I'm eager to return home to New Jersey and work with new colleagues and students – New Jersey's future leaders – to take the College further along its path of excellence." The author of numerous articles and books, Friedman received his doctorate in American Literature from the City University of New York's Graduate Center, and his master's in Information Systems at NJIT, where he was a founding faculty member of its Information Technology program.

Cant, whose research interests include cross-cultural management and business ethics, earned PhD and undergraduate degrees from the University of Western Australia and a master's degree from Canada's Queen's University. The Australian native has held faculty and administrative positions in schools around the world, and says he looks forward to his new role at Montclair State.

"With its excellent faculty and staff, innovative programs and exceptional new facility, the School of Business is well positioned to deepen its reputation and fulfill its mission to develop talent for a changing world," he says.