Joseph P. Ward is an American historian and author who is currently dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

Biography

Joseph Ward grew up in Southern New England, seeing massive upheaval from the loss of manufacturing jobs, a change he later credited for his interest in history. Ward earned his Bachelor of Arts in history at

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

and received a masters and a doctorate in history from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

. In 2017 he was made the head of the search committee for Utah State's next provost, a position previously held by current president Noelle E. Cockett. That search eventually led to hiring of

Frank Galey Francis D. "Frank" Galey is the former Provost of Utah State University. A notable scholar and author in the veterinary sciences, he has written or edited over 17 books. Previously the Dean of The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and ...

Career

*Visiting Instructor, Department of History,

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...

, April–June 1992. *Assistant Professor, Department of History,

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

, August 1992 – July 1998. *Professor, Chair, Arch Dalrymple III Department of History,

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

, January 1997 – July 2016. *Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,

, since July 2016

Works

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Awards

*Donald R. Cole Excellence in Promoting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education Award - 2006

Personal life

Ward is married to Sue Grayzel, another American academic historian.

References

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