Two new department heads were recently named, a familiar face returned to campus, and two faculty members saw their roles elevated.

Mark Mulligan, a practicing architect and a scholar of contemporary Japanese architecture and urbanism, was named chair of the Department of Architecture. He formerly taught design studios, fabrication, and construction technology for more than 20 years at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

An expert on devising accommodations and devices to help the elderly live better lives, Seunghae Lee  was named chair of the Department of Interior Design. She has held interior design faculty positions at Oregon State University’s College of Business; Purdue University; California State University, Northridge; and Michigan State University.

Richard Hansen, meanwhile, has returned to campus. He is currently Wentworth’s interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, a position he held from 2015 to 2017. He was most recently interim president of Lesley University.

Working within Hansen’s office now are Amanda Hattaway and Durga Suresh. Hattaway was named interim associate provost after having served as chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics since 2011. She originally came to Wentworth in 2004 as a faculty member and helped establish the Applied Mathematics major in 2012.

Suresh is now the special assistant to the provost for graduate programs. A 19-year veteran of Wentworth, Suresh is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Networking who helped lead the establishment of the Master of Science in Applied Computer Science program.