June Youatt
June Youatt is an American university professor and former administrator, holding the posts of Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies as well as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Michigan State University (MSU).[1]
Career[edit]
Youatt started attending Michigan State University (MSU) in 1970 and went on to graduate school on the East Lansing campus of MSU.[2]
In the early 1980s, Youatt worked as an assistant professor of home economics at MSU.[3] Youatt served on a panel of experts consulted when designing a childhood center for Haslett in 1987.[4] Her position at MSU was now in the family and child ecology department.[4] During this time, she was involved in research and reviews of research on fatherhood.[5] By the late 1990s, she was a full professor in the family and child ecology department at MSU.[6] In the early 2000s, she became the assistant provost for undergraduate education at MSU and later became the dean of undergraduate studies.[7][8]
Youatt was appointed the interim provost at MSU in 2013, taking over from Kim Wilcox.[9] In 2014, Youatt was one of five finalists for the provost position at MSU.[2] She was chosen that March to become the provost at MSU, holding the top academic post at the university.[10]
Youatt resigned from her role as provost in 2019, after an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) report into sexual misconduct at MSU that criticized her handling of complaints against a former dean.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Human Development and Family Studies". Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b Miller, Matthew (2014-03-19). "Youatt Recommended for Provost". Lansing State Journal. pp. A3. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lane, Millicent (1984-03-26). "Home Ec Tech". Lansing State Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Costa, Ann (1987-04-24). "Childhood Center Set". Lansing State Journal. p. 11. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Margolis, Kimberly (1988-06-18). "More Dads Acting Like...Moms". Detroit Free Press. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prepare for Sibiling Rivalry, Jealousy". Detroit Free Press. 1988-06-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lavey, Kathleen (2003-04-10). "East Lansing Selects 'Frankenstein' as its Next Community Book". Lansing State Journal. p. 31. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raising the Bar". Lansing State Journal. 2006-02-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Matthew (2013). "MSU Provost Search Likely to Take a Year". Lansing State Journal. pp. A6. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU Names Graduate to Top Academic Post". Detroit Free Press. 2014-03-20. pp. A5. Retrieved 2018-02-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jesse, David. "Michigan State University provost abruptly resigns in wake of Nassar report". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 5 September 2019.