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Graml is currently associate vice president for academic affairs and dean for curriculum and strategic initiatives at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, where he is also a professor of German. He previously served as the college’s assistant dean for global learning.
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At Agnes Scott, which for six consecutive years has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as the most innovative liberal arts college in the nation, Graml leads the SUMMIT global learning, inclusive leadership, and digital literacy program, a general education curriculum that integrates the academic and experiential components of liberal arts learning. As 菠菜网最稳定正规平台 provost, Graml will helm 菠菜网最稳定正规平台’s Quest core curriculum, nationally recognized for its open inquiry-based approach to liberal education.
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