Bradley University has named a new Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs.
University President Gary Roberts announced Monday that Walter R. Zakahi will begin his duties July 1.
Zakahi has been Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, since 2014. Previously, he had served as Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Minnesota State University.
He studied Speech Communication at Bradley University in 1978 and completed his MA and PhD in Communication Studies at Bowling Green State University.
Bradley President Gary Roberts said in a letter to campus that Zakahi will be tasked to deal with a variety of challenges, critical to the university’s future. Roberts, also a Bradley alum, was officially instated president in January of this year.