Faculty management post changes leadership at BYU

PROVO — Brigham Young University Academic Vice President John S. Tanner has announced the appointment of James R. Rasband as the new associate academic vice president for faculty at Brigham Young University effective Jan. 14.

He replaces Richard N. Williams, who will be assuming another administrative and university leadership position in coming months.

Rasband's primary responsibility will be supervising faculty hiring, rank and status matters and faculty personnel issues, said Tanner.

A BYU alumnus, Rasband received his juris doctorate from Harvard University in 1989. He was a law clerk in the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and an attorney for Perkins Coie before joining the faculty at the J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1995, where he is the Hugh W. Colton Professor of Law. He has served as associate dean for research and academic affairs since 2004.