Washington State University (WSU) has appointed Associate Dean Trevor Bond as interim dean of Libraries effective May 10, 2024. Dean Jay Starratt, whose leadership since 2007 has helped define and realize innovation for the WSU Libraries system-wide, will step down as the dean of Libraries due to personal health reasons. He will return to his faculty position as a professor in the Libraries effective immediately. Bond will partner closely with Starratt over the next few months to ensure a successful transition.
Bond has served as a member of the WSU Libraries leadership team since 2016, serving as associate dean for digital initiatives and special collections. He also serves as the director of the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities.
Bond received his master’s in library and information science with a specialization in archives and preservation management and a master’s in ancient history at UCLA. He completed his PhD in history at WSU. Bond is the author of Coming Home to Nez Perce Country: The Niimiipuu Campaign to Repatriate Their Exploited Heritage, a finalist for the 2022 Washington State Book Award for nonfiction.
Bond recently completed a series of grants funded by the Washington State Library in collaboration with the Nez Perce Tribe’s Cultural Resources Program. He has presented widely at professional conferences and published articles on WSU history, collecting, and enhancing access to special collections.
The Office of the Provost will launch a search for a permanent dean of libraries during the 2025 fall semester, with the intent of having the position filled by May 2026.
For more information, see the WSU news release, “Jay Starratt to Step Down as Dean of Libraries.”
