▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁James ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Em ory ▁University ' s ▁Go iz u eta ▁Business ▁School . ▁Prior ▁to ▁Em ory ▁University , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁senior ▁associate ▁de an ▁for ▁executive ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁D arden ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁At ▁D arden , ▁she ▁introduced ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Le ad ership ▁Program , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁associate ▁de an ▁of ▁divers ity . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁James ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Wh art on ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁effective ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁will ▁become ▁both ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁business ▁school . ▁ ▁James ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁crisis ▁leadership ▁and ▁work place ▁divers ity ▁research . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁university ▁administr ators ▁Category : Em ory ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan ▁al umn i ▁Category : Fre eman ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Virginia ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Wh art on ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Bus iness ▁school ▁de ans ▁Category : W omen ▁de ans ▁( ac ade mic ) ▁Category : W omen ▁heads ▁of ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es <0x0A> </s> ▁Pol ly ▁Hor