Alan Shepard (academic)

Alan Shepard (born c. 1962) is a Canadian academic and the current and 11th president and vice-chancellor of Western University in London, Ontario, effective July 2019. He previously served as the president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal.

Alan Shepard
11th President of the University of Western Ontario
Assumed office
1 July 2019
ChancellorKelly Meighen
Preceded byAmit Chakma
4th President of the Concordia University
In office
1 August 2012 – 30 June 2019
ChancellorL. Jacques Ménard
Jonathan Wener
Preceded byJudith Woodsworth
Frederick Lowy (interim)
Succeeded byGraham Carr
Personal details
Bornc.1962 (age 61–62)
Iowa, United States
CitizenshipCanadian, American
Alma materSt. Olaf College (BA)
University of Virginia (PhD)
OccupationUniversity academic and administrator
Academic background
ThesisMarlowe's anatomy of desire (1990)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish literature
Sub-disciplineEarly Modern English literature
Institutions
  • Texas Christian University
  • University of Guelph
  • Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • Concordia University
  • University of Western Ontario
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