LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg - who announced her resignation Monday - is one of three finalists in a provost search at Emory University in Atlanta.
Emory political science Prof. Harvey Klehr, chair of the Provost Search Committee, said Goldenberg visited the campus less than two weeks ago to meet with individuals on the committee, as well as faculty, school directors and other members of the Emory community.
"We're obviously impressed with her experience and abilities - and everything about her," Klehr said.
Goldenberg could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Klehr said Goldenberg is seriously considering the possibility of becoming Emory's top academic administrator.
"It's a grueling kind of process," he said. "People who go through it - I assume they're serious."
Klehr said the search committee plans to give its final recommendations to Emory President Bill Chace later this month. The new provost will start this fall, Klehr said.
He said Goldenberg and the two other provost finalists were selected from a pool of more than 100 preliminary candidates. Emory officials formed the search committee shortly before the start of this past fall semester.
"We're looking for someone who can provide academic leadership to a large and complicated university," Klehr said.
If Goldenberg becomes Emory's provost, she will follow in the footsteps of another former University administrator.
Former University of Michigan Provost Billy Frye - who left the Emory provost position at the end of the 1996-97 school year and now serves as a chancellor at Emory - left the University in 1988 to become the second-in-command at Emory. Frye held various positions at the University beginning in 1961.
Goldenberg's resignation will be effective Aug. 31. Earlier this week, Goldenberg said she plans to return to the faculty of the University's College of Literature, Science and the Arts and School of Public Policy after taking a one-year leave.
In addition to Goldenberg, the two other finalists for the Emory provost spot include John Bassett, who is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and Rebecca Chopp, who currently serves as the interim provost at Emory.
Emory University is home to about 11,000 students and 2,400 faculty members.
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