Michele Goldfarb: Director of the Office of Student Conduct |
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September 11, 2012,
Volume 59, No. 03 |
Provost Vincent Price and Vice Provost for Education Andrew Binns are pleased to announce the appointment of Michele Goldfarb as director of the University of Pennsylvania's Office of Student Conduct, effective September 1, 2012.
Ms. Goldfarb was director of the Office of Student Conduct from 1996 to 2006 (Almanac May 14, 1996) and has been interim director since the retirement of Susan Herron this summer. She has also served as director of the Penn Women's Center, associate university ombudsman, and a longtime instructor at Penn Law School, primarily in the Civil Practice Clinic and the Mediation Clinic.
"We are very pleased to welcome Michele Goldfarb back to this office, which she led with such distinction for ten years," said Provost Price. "Her strong judgment, invaluable experience, and collaborative approach to educating students and handling disciplinary cases will all be great assets to the Penn community in the years ahead."
Prior to her appointment at Penn, Ms. Goldfarb served as a senior law clerk for the Hon. Phyllis W. Beck in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, and an Assistant United States District Attorney in the District of Columbia. She earned a BA in history (1972) from Oberlin College and a JD summa cum laude (1975) from the Washington College of Law at American University.
"Provost Price and I are grateful for the hard work of the consultative committee, which reviewed more than a hundred strong candidates and helped us to arrive at this excellent outcome," said Vice Provost Binns. "Michele is widely admired as a leader and partner across the University, and we look forward to working closely with her and her outstanding team."
The Office of Student Conduct is responsible for acting on behalf of the University in matters of student discipline. The Office deals with alleged instances of academic dishonesty and other student misconduct, in order to determine how best to resolve these allegations consistent with the goals and mission of the University as an educational and intellectual community. |