{"id":151883,"date":"2026-03-27T09:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//?p=151883"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:46:42","slug":"joshua-colwell-leads-ucfs-college-of-sciences-as-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//joshua-colwell-leads-ucfs-college-of-sciences-as-dean/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883//","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Colwell Leads UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883/u2019s College of Sciences as Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"
The search for a new dean for the UCF College of Sciences has concluded with the appointment of Joshua Colwell, a Pegasus Professor of physics who has been at UCF for 20 years./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883/n
Following a competitive national search and rigorous interview process, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs John Buckwalter selected Colwell on March 13, citing his steady leadership during his nine-month tenure as interim dean./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883/u201cUnder his leadership, the college fostered an environment where students, faculty and staff can thrive, while strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration and expanding research and community impact,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883/u201d Buckwalter says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151883/n