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Maurie McInnis began her appointment as executive vice president and provost of The University of Texas at Austin on July 1, 2016. Previously, she served as vice provost for academic affairs and professor of art history at the University of Virginia (UVA).<\/p>\n

Service at University of Virginia<\/h3>\n

At UVA, McInnis served as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs where she played a central role in increasing collaborations across colleges including the creation of several interdisciplinary degree programs. In addition, she worked to create new programs that increased undergraduate research opportunities.<\/p>\n

In her previous role as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, she led a number of curricular reform efforts and worked to strengthen undergraduate advising.<\/p>\n

Scholarship and Awards<\/h3>\n

McInnis is a renowned scholar in the cultural history of American art in the colonial and antebellum south. Her scholarship focuses on the relationship between politics and art in early America. She has published extensively on American art history, including four books that earned six awards.<\/p>\n

Her most recent book,\u00a0Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade,<\/em>\u00a0was awarded the Charles C. Eldredge Book Prize from the Smithsonian American Art Museum as well as the Library of Virginia Literary Award for nonfiction.<\/p>\n

Expanding on the material she discussed in the book, McInnis curated\u00a0To Be Sold: Virginia and the American Slave Trade<\/em>at the Library of Virginia (2015). The exhibition was the most visited showing in the history of the Library of Virginia.<\/p>\n

Education<\/h3>\n

McInnis earned a bachelor\u2019s degree with highest distinction in art history from University of Virginia and a master\u2019s degree and Ph.D., also in art history, from Yale University.<\/p>\n

Personal Information<\/h3>\n

McInnis is married to her husband, Dean. Together they have two children, and much of her free time is focused on her family. She enjoys photography, traveling, being active and hiking, or ideally combining all of the above.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Monday, June 5<\/a><\/strong>
\n 5:00 – 5:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

HILT Social Reception to follow<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Learning Lab 1
\nPerry\u2013Casta\u00f1eda Library
\n101 E 21st St,
\nAustin, TX 78712<\/p>\n<\/div>

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