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Louise Love, Ph.D. Vice President, Academic Affairs Columbia College Chicago |
Louise is Vice President for Academic Affairs at Columbia College Chicago, a position she has held since 2007. In this role, she is the chief academic officer, overseeing the School of Fine and Performing Arts, the School of Media Arts, the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as academic technology, faculty development, academic initiatives, instructional records, a Title III grant, international programs, and P-Fac (the College's part-time faculty union).
Louise joined Columbia in 2006 as deputy provost. Prior to coming to Columbia, Louise served as associate provost and senior associate provost at Roosevelt University from 2000 to 2006. From 1984 to 2000, during her tenure at Northwestern University, Louise held a series of positions: coordinator, assistant dean, associate dean, vice dean, and acting dean. From 1999 to 2000, Louise also served as special assistant to Northwestern's provost and developed the University's first sexual harassment prevention program.
Louise earned a Bachelor of Science in General Education and a Master of Arts in English from Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Northwestern with a specialty in English Renaissance Drama. Her dissertation was entitled The Saint's Play in England During the Protestant Transition. In 1998, Love attended Harvard's summer MLE Institute to study the management of lifelong education, and in 2000 she undertook training in mediation through the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago. In 1990 Love and other members of her administrative team received a Team Leadership Award from the American Association of University Administrators. In 2003, she received an Alumni Merit Award from Northwestern University. Love has also taught at university, high school, and junior high school levels; edited educational materials; and authored The Complete Book of Pizza.