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Chair -- Department of English, 2006-present.

University Senate -- School of Liberal Arts Representative, 2006-2008.

University Senate -- Graduate School Representative, Spring 2006.

Senior Fellow -- Wall Residential College, 2005 - present

Duren Professor -- Tulane College, 2005-2006.

Member – Promotions and Tenure Committee, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences,  2004-2007.

Member – Graduate Council 2004-2006.

Director – Globalization Seminar, Honors Program, 2004-2005.

Chair – Search Committee for Pierce Butler Professorship in the Dept. of English, 2003-2004.

Member -- Salary Committee, Department of English, 2002-2003.

Member – Search Committee for Vice President for Student Affairs, 2002-2003.

Member -- Executive Committee, Department of English, 2002-2003; 2004-2006.

Co-ordinator, Crossroads in the Sciences and Humanities Lecture, Fall 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006.

Alumni Faculty Salon Participant (New York), April 2001.

Speaker for the Tulane Literary Society, March 2000 and March 2001.

Member -- Student Academic Judiciary Committee, July 2000 - June 2001; July 2002 -   June 2003.

Member -- Urban Village Steering Committee, July 2000 - June 2001.

Adams Award Selection Committee -- Dept. of English, May 2000.

Member -- NEH Regional Center Grant Planning Committee, Summer 1999.

Member -- Josephine Louise Newcomb Fellowship Award Committee, June 1999 -  July 2001.

Member -- Tulane University Admissions Committee, July 1999 - June 2001.

Member -- Center for Scholars Awards Committee, July 1998 - June 1999; July 2000 - June 2001.

Member -- Committee on Tulane College, July 1998 - June 1999.

Newcomb Fellow, September 1996 - present.

Co- Director, ADST Program, May 1997 - June 2000.

ADST Film Committee, September 1996- May 1997.

ADST Africa Curriculum Development and Speaker Committee, Sept 1996-May 97.

Graduate Student Admissions Committee -- Dept. of English, Spring 1997 and Spring 2001.

Department Chair Search Committee -- Dept of English, Spring 1997 and Spring 2000.

Speaker -- Forum on Professionalism for Graduate Students Arranged by the English Department, Fall 1996, Spring 2001, Spring 2004.