Harford Community College Announces New Dean of Arts & Humanities

Harford Community College is pleased to announce that Dr. Kim Davis is the new Dean of Arts & Humanities.

"Harford Community College is very welcoming. It radiates with a message of come here, stay and succeed. I am thrilled to be part of a team that is so intentional in fostering the success of its faculty, staff and students," said Dr. Davis.

Dr. Davis has been in higher education for 20 years. She most recently served as the Associate Dean of Communication, Arts and Humanities at Oakland Community College, a five-campus Michigan institution. In this role, she fostered collaboration between faculty and staff and managed projects, budgets and programs that aligned with the college’s strategic objectives.

Dr. Davis’s research, teaching and publications focus on student preparedness and success. She has implemented data-driven initiatives for helping students become college ready and reach their academic goals at Oakland Community College and previously as an assistant professor at Georgia Gwinnett College, an open-enrollment four-year institution.

Dr. Davis has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Rutgers University and both a master's degree and Ph.D. in English from Wayne State University.