CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi President /CEO Flavius Killebrew has recommended Dr. Anantha S. Babbili for the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs. His appointment is subject to the approval of the Texas A&M Board of Regents which will meet later this month.

For the past five years, Babbili has been the dean of the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University. His prior experience includes 13 years as the chair of the Department of Journalism and head of International Communication at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. From 2000 to 2001 he also held the Rogers Chair of Studies in Journalism and New Information Technologies at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

The duties of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs include coordinating the University’s instructional, research, and service programs; implementing policies and procedures that affect the Division of Academic Affairs; upholding academic and accreditation standards; and advising the President on academic matters. The deans of the University’s five colleges also report directly to the provost.

Babbili came from India in 1971with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and biological sciences. He received his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1976 and his doctorate in mass communication from Iowa University in 1981. To view Babbili’s vitae, go to http://www.tamucc.edu/provost/search/index.html.