The University hired Lisa Boes as the new dean of Academic Services on Oct. 10, after Kim Godsoe was promoted to be the assistant provost for academic affairs over the summer. Boes will assume her position on Nov. 4.

Boes previously served as the Allston Burr resident dean for Pforzheimer House at Harvard University since 2007.

Godsoe, now the assistant provost for academic affairs, had served as dean of Academic Services since 2006.

The dean of Academic Services oversees the University's undergraduate advising programs and other important academic support services, including first-year faculty advising, Brandeis Undergraduate Group Study and the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program.

"I had been looking for a position that focused on advising at a small liberal arts institution," wrote Boes in an email to the Justice.

"Brandeis' social justice mission makes this feel like a particularly good fit for me," Boes added.

"I am looking forward to bringing my student development background to looking across them as well as my experiences with collaborating with administrative staff and faculty," said Boes.

"I'm very excited about Lisa [Boes]. I think she brings a wonderful range of experiences, particularly in academic advising, but she also has significant work in pre-health advising, disability advising and fellowship services," said Godsoe in an interview with the Justice.

Godsoe called Boes "creative" and "collaborative" in an interview with the Justice, referring to her work developing a sophomore advising program at Harvard University.

Boes has a bachelor's degree in botany and a master's degree in student personnel from Miami University in Ohio. She received a Ph.D. in learning and teaching from Harvard's Graduate School of Education.

Godsoe said the position has changed slightly since she held it. The Office of Study Abroad and International Students and Scholars Office are now under the purview of the provost.
In an email announcement to the faculty, Godsoe thanked Profs. Charles McClendon (FA), Wendy Cadge (SOC), Ellen Wright (PSYC), Hollie Harder (ROMS), Susan Parker (MATH) and James Morris (BIOL) for their assistance with the search.