Former IU professor named as Columbia University's new dean

Columbia University's new college dean is a former IU professor, the first black and first woman to serve in the post.

The university announced Friday it appointed Michelle Moody-Adams as dean of Columbia College. Moody-Adams taught philosophy at IU, the University of Rochester and Wellesley College.

She succeeds retiring dean Austin Quigley on July 1.

The undergraduate college in Manhattan has 4,000 students. Its 9 percent acceptance rate makes it one of the most competitive in the country.