Laverne McQuiller
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Laverne McQuiller
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Education
BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; JD, Albany Law School of Union University; MA, Buffalo State College; Ph.D., University at Buffalo
Bio
LaVerne McQuiller Williams currently serves as Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. She previously served as Senior Associate Dean from 2016 to 2020 and was Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice from 2010 to 2016. She holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from RIT, a M.S. in Criminal Justice from Buffalo State College, a J.D. from Albany Law School, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. McQuiller Williams's primary research interests include intimate partner violence, restorative justice, therapeutic justice, and sex trafficking. She served as the faculty advisor for the RIT Prelaw Association and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International from 1996-2016. She is also a past recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching.
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In the News
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August 25, 2021
RIT names LaVerne McQuiller Williams associate provost for Faculty Affairs
LaVerne McQuiller Williams, professor and current interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts, has been named associate provost for Faculty Affairs at the university, effective Sept. 1. In this role, McQuiller Williams will oversee the Office of Faculty Affairs, within the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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June 16, 2021
RIT names Anna Westerstahl Stenport new dean of College of Liberal Arts
Stenport is currently a professor of global studies and chair of the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. She was selected as the RIT dean following a nationwide search and will begin her new leadership role Sept. 1.
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April 7, 2021
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts adds two new bachelor’s degrees in history and English
Two new degree programs within RIT’s College of Liberal Arts were approved by the New York State Department of Education and will be accepting students this fall. The Bachelor of Science degrees in history and English will be open to new students as well as existing RIT students who want a new or double major.