Provost announces Dean for Cato College of Education

Dear colleagues,

Please join me in welcoming Malcolm B. Butler as Dean of the Cato College of Education beginning January 2022. Butler joins us from the University of Central Florida where he is professor and director of the School of Teacher Education and coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Science Education in the College of Community Innovation and Education. Butler also has a secondary appointment with the Learning Sciences Faculty Cluster.

He currently leads an academic unit with more than 50 full-time faculty members and more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students within the Hispanic-serving metropolitan doctoral research university. He has secured more than $7 million in funding to support his research and scholarly initiatives, and has co-authored and co-edited three books and numerous book chapters and journal articles. He is one of the authors of the K-5 science curriculum, “National Geographic Science.”

He recently served as president of the Association for Science Teacher Education, and currently serves as past-chair of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents. He earned a B.S. in Physics from Southern University, a historically Black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and an M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida.

UNC Charlotte has sought an experienced administrator, researcher, and mentor who can further the college’s goal to be a leader in educational equity through excellence and engagement. We believe Malcolm Butler is that leader and we welcome him warmly as UNC Charlotte enters its next chapter as Charlotte’s urban research university.

Sincerely,

Joan F. Lorden
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs