Western picks new Fairhaven dean

John “Jack” Herring has been appointed to serve as dean of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University, according to an announcement from the school’s provost, Catherine Riordan.

Herring, now dean for the campus-based undergraduate program at Prescott College in Prescott, Ariz., will begin at WWU in August. Herring was selected following a national search and will succeed Fairhaven College Dean Roger Gilman, who is retiring.