Winthrop University professor Michael Lipscomb has been chosen by faculty as the new faculty chair for the board of trustees.
The political science professor replaces John Bird and will serve as a non voting board member starting in August.
Lipscomb will serve a two year term and focus in on modern and contemporary political theory and environmental politics.
He also was the 2007 recipient of Winthrop’s James Pinckney Kinard and Lee Wicker Kinard Award for Excellence in Teaching.