Professor Chris Dixon, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts

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Following an international search, Professor Chris Dixon has been appointed Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Professor Dixon has led the faculty in an interim capacity since Professor Martina Möllering retired from the University in May this year.

The new Executive Dean, who joined the University in 2016, previously held the role of Dean of the Macquarie School of Social Sciences. Prior to that he held appointments at the University of Sydney, Massey University, the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland.

Professor Dixon’s research focuses on American history, including African American history, US military history and American cultural history. His most recent book, African Americans and the Pacific War: Race, Nationality, and the Fight for Freedom, was published by Cambridge University Press in late 2018.

He is currently researching the part played by African Americans in the Korean War, and American servicemen on leave in Australia during the Vietnam War.

Professor Dixon has served two terms as President of the Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association, as well as President of the International Society for Cultural History. He has been the recipient of grants from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council and the Australian Research Council. In 2016 he held the Fulbright Scholarship in Australian-US Alliance Studies.

In announcing the appointment, the Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton said, “I very much look forward to Professor Dixon’s contribution as a permanent member of the Executive Group and I know staff will join me in congratulating him on his appointment.”