Wallace Loh | |
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陸道逵 |
Before becoming the president at University of Maryland, College Park, Loh spent three decades in higher education. He has been dean of the University of Washington Law School, vice chancellor of the University of Colorado, a dean at Seattle University, and most recently provost at the University of Iowa where he oversaw budgets and personnel for the state university's eleven colleges.
During his career in academic administration, Loh has led campaigns to curb underage drinking at University of Iowa, and more recently, to diversify the University of Washington Law School.[3][4]
In his position as President of the University of Maryland he has led many initiatives that have benefited the campus as a whole. Some of his most notable work has been on building diversity at the University of Maryland. Under his direction, the university has seen a 13.8% increase in underrepresented minority graduation rates, and a decrease in the gap between white and underrepresented minority students by 6.1%.[5] He wrote an editorial in Timemagazine discussing the importance of an open dialogue on cultural differences between the student population.[6] He also participated in the planning and development of a memorial square to Frederick Douglass to honor his contributions to America's quest for freedom, liberty, and equal rights.[7]
Under Loh's leadership, the University declined in US News rankings[8] and endured a scandal related to the death of a football player, Jordan McNair.[9] Furthermore, Loh chose Damon Evans -- the employee who was responsible for oversight of the football program at the time of the tragedy -- to be the school's next athletic director; the appointment was announced after McNair's death, but before the results of the investigation into the incident were known.[10]
On October 30th, 2018, Loh announced his retirement as president of the University of Maryland due to the results of the investigation into Jordan McNair's death