Yale Grad is Next Dean at UNM’s College of Fine Arts

The University of New Mexico’s College of Fine Arts has picked a new dean to take over this summer.

Kymberly Pinder, a Yale graduate and professor at the Art Institute of Chicago, will be the dean starting on July 1, according to UNM’s website.

“I am pleased to announce and wel­come Dr. Pin­der to the Uni­ver­sity of New Mex­ico. She is an accom­plished art his­to­rian, a tal­ented admin­is­tra­tor and an impor­tant addi­tion to the aca­d­e­mic affairs senior lead­er­ship team. I ask every­one to wel­come her and her hus­band, Dr. Mark Caughey, to UNM,” said Provost Chaouki Abdallah in a written statement.

Pinder, who received her master of arts, master of philosophy and doctorate in art history from Yale, also has New Mexico ties. She was the scholar-in-residence at the New Mexico Georgia O’Keeffe Research Center in 2007, according to UNM.