Dr. David Higgins
David came to MacEwan at the beginning of the university transfer program to teach history. His career has involved a number of administrative appointments – chair of the Humanities department; chair of Arts, Education and General Studies programs; Associate Dean of Arts and Science; most recently, Dean of Arts and Science.
David became the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science in 2005. In this position he is responsible for the alignment of programming to the University’s mandate, the quality of the curriculum, the qualifications and expertise of the faculty, the management of the necessary resources and for external accreditation – in short, for the quality of the education offered to students. The position is also responsible for engaging with the higher education community to develop the profile and reputation of the programs.
For David academic leadership at Grant MacEwan University is focused on providing the best setting or context within which two groups – faculty members and students – can jointly pursue their responsibilities.
