The Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, Rommen will begin the new appointment on Jan. 1.
From Penn Today:
Timothy Rommen has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s inaugural vice provost for the arts, effective Jan.1, 2025.
Rommen, who has taught at Penn since 2002, is the Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts & Sciences.
In making the announcement Provost John L. Jackson Jr. says “Tim Rommen is the ideal colleague to serve as Penn’s first vice provost for the arts. He is widely respected as a collaborative and consultative leader who is strongly committed to scholarship and teaching, to our diverse arts communities on campus and in Philadelphia, and to the goals of In Principle and Practice, the University’s strategic framework, which he played a key role in developing as a member of the Red and Blue Advisory Committee.”