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Academic Dean - Business & Humanities (202629)
Mid-Plains Community College
North Platte, NE · Posted 2026-08-06
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The chair you’re filling
Dharma Jairam
2024–2026 (start/end not publicly documented)
- Education
- B.A. Psychology, Keuka; M.Ed. Counseling Psychology, SUNY Buffalo; Ph.D. Cognition, Learning & Development, Nebraska–Lincoln; conferral years not documented
- Career path
- Clinician/counselor/psychometrist → Colorado College (doctoral fellow) → Penn State–Erie (asst. prof.) → Morningside (assoc. prof./research director) → Fort Hays State (chair, Psychology) → MPCC Academic Dean, Business & Humanities
- Known for
- SOAR study-system research with Kenneth Kiewra; editor-in-chief, Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology; co-author, Psychology in a Complex World
- The seat
- Filled MPCC academic-dean role after 2024 search; announced as Missouri S&T Dean of Students (Sept 2026) as MPCC reposted the role; exact dates/reason not documented