Board of Directors

Linda Cabe Halpern

Dean of University Studies, James Madison University

Linda Cabe Halpern has been Dean of University Studies at James Madison University since 2006. Prior to that, she was Dean of General Education 1996-2006, leading JMU’s general education program through a successful reform effort and establishing it as a signature program for the university and a national leader in general education outcomes assessment. As Professor of Art History, she continues to teach undergraduate art history courses and her research and publications focus on the history of English garden design. She holds a BA in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA and PhD in History of Art from Yale University. Dr. Halpern is an ex officio member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Board by virtue of her position as Board Chair of the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD).