Interim Dean Heather James selected for UCLA Library Senior Fellows program

Heather James, UCLA Library Senior Fellow

June 11, 2024
Foley Library
Foley Library’s Interim Dean, Heather James, is one of 20 library leaders selected to attend the Library Senior Fellows program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) this year. This biannual event, established in 1982, is considered the longest running leadership development program in the library profession.

The Library Senior Fellows program is a three-week intensive residential course that prepares library leaders for advanced leadership roles combining management perspectives, strategic thinking, and practical and theoretical approaches to the issues confronting academic institutions and their libraries. More than 300 library leaders have attended the event since it began.

Foley Library is proud to have Heather selected for this competitive and prestigious event. The course begins July 8th, in her absence Brad Matthies will be acting dean of Foley Library.