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Seattle, Washington 98195-3770
Phone: 206.543.5900
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Gerald (Jerry) Baldasty joined the UW faculty in 1978, and has served in a variety of administrative positions since then. Most recently, he was chair of the Department of Communication from 2002 to 2008 and director of the UW Teaching Academy from 2005 to 2008. He began serving as interim vice provost and dean of the UW Graduate School in August 2008 and was appointed to the positions in March 2009.
Baldasty, whose research has focused on media in the context of politics, business, gender and race/ethnicity, is the author of three books: The Commercialization of News in the Nineteenth Century (University of Wisconsin Press, 1992); E.W. Scripps and the Business of Newspapers (University of Illinois Press, 1999) and Vigilante Newspapers: A Tale of Sex, Religion and Murder in the Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2005). He also has published numerous journal articles on media history.
The recipient of the UW Distinguished Teaching Award in 2000, Baldasty has taught courses in media history, ethnic/community media, and on ethnicity, gender and media. He continues to teach an undergraduate careers course to help students learn how to obtain internships and jobs.
Baldasty is extensively involved in the Graduate School's professional development initiative, and has been a leader in the innovative Mentor Memos, a series of faculty-authored memos that give graduate students advice on topics such as how to find a lab and how to write a cover letter for an academic job. He has also been involved in the Graduate School's on-going report series that addresses key issues in graduate education at the University of Washington. He has been active in a variety of University committees, including the UW Club Board of Trustees, the University Book Store Board of Directors and the UW Diversity Research Institute.
A native of Spokane, Washington, and a UW alumnus, Baldasty earned his bachelor of arts degree and doctorate, both in Communication, on campus. He earned his master of arts degree in Journalism at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Away from work, Baldasty is an avid bicyclist and particularly enjoys biking in Washington state's scenic San Juan Islands.
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Rebecca (Becky) Aanerud came to the Graduate School after serving as the associate director of the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education, a research center dedicated to graduate education and career paths of PhD students. She then served as Acting Assistant Dean from 2006-07. As part of the leadership team, she oversees student affairs for the Graduate School. She works closely with programs and departments to assist on mentorship issues, and has developed a comprehensive Professional Development Series that focus on key components of Graduate Education: recruitment, retention, completion, and transition.
A current faculty member in Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, she teaches both large-lecture introductory classes and graduate seminars. She has been recognized for excellence in teaching and depth of commitment to students. In 2008 she won the prestigious UW Distinguished Teaching Award — adding to other teaching awards and high acclaim she has received since joining the UW faculty.
Her publications represent both humanities and social science research approaches and includes works on racism and whiteness, as well as studies on PhD education and career path trajectories. Her most recent research interest focuses on the role of wisdom in feminist philosophy and higher education.
An accomplished French Horn player, Aanerud began her undergraduate career at a conservatory “back east,” but completed all her degrees at the UW with her PhD in English.
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Jim Antony received his baccalaureate degree in Psychology and his Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has held prior leadership roles at the University of Washington, including Special Assistant to the Executive Vice Provost, Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Education, Director of the Early Identification Program for Graduate & Professional Education, and Director for two graduate degree programs: the Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Program and the Graduate Program in Higher Education. In 2006, he was named a Fellow of the American Council on Education, during which he worked at Yale University on the development of a large-scale assessment of undergraduate learning outcomes.
His research focuses on leadership in higher education, with special attention to: creating a system of higher education that professionally develops and socializes students to be successful academically and professionally; and ensuring the conditions that promote college faculty satisfaction and career success. His teaching focuses on broader issues relevant to the training of forward-thinking leaders in higher education.
He currently serves as Professor in the College of Education and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology. He also serves on the editorial boards, or is a reviewer, for several scholarly journals including the Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Review of Higher Education, Urban Review, the American Educational Research Journal, and the Association for the Study of Higher Education Reader Series. He is the author or editor of five books on higher education, and has published nearly 40 articles, chapters, monographs and reports pertaining to higher education. He has been appointed to many national advisory boards and has also served as a research and evaluation consultant to numerous colleges and universities, national associations representing higher education, several government-supported grant projects, and several large-scale educational projects within the private sector.
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Email: antony@u.washington.edu