Mark Paris Named Dean of WVU Libraries and Press

Mark Paris named dean of WVU Libraries and Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University has named Mark Paris as the next dean of WVU Libraries and Press, bringing an experienced leader in scholarly communication and research infrastructure to the university’s academic leadership team.

Innovative and strategic leader selected as new dean of WVU Libraries and Press

West Virginia University is welcoming a champion of innovation and strategy to the leadership team with the hiring of Mark Paris as the next dean of WVU Libraries and Press.Most recently, Paris served as the associate university librarian for Scholarly Resources and Discovery at Brandeis University, where he provided strategic leadership for a multimillion‑dollar portfolio encompassing collections, scholarly communication, interlibrary loan, met…