Word: departmentment
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So, Spence says he has assembled a network ofsenior faculty members who have a permanentworking knowledge of FAS's administrative side.Over the course of his first five years, Spencehas strengthened the role of department chairs,added several academic deanships and brought moreprofessors into the planning process.
In addition, Spence has been reviewing thebread and butter of the College's dailybusiness--undergraduate education. Associate Deanfor Undergraduate Education David Pilbeam says hehas been conducting a department by departmentcurriculum review of advising, teaching fellowsand course offerings.
Spence held a joint appointment between theEconomics Department and the Business School,demonstrating, according to Schelling, thediversity of his scholarship.
"He was a very effective department chair insomewhat the same style," says James S.Duesenberry, Maier professor of money and banking."He was very effective but he wasn't verynoticeable."
Spence, though might think that a fittingdescription of both his Ec Department tenure andhis deanship.