Fleming, who served as interim dean of the School of Education since August of 1995, came to Albany in 1969 as an associate professor of reading. He was promoted to full professor in 1974, served as chair of the Department of Reading from 1976 to 1981, and as associate dean of the School of Education from 1982 to 1995. He earned his doctorate from Harvard University and has taught at all levels of public schooling, from elementary through the doctoral level. His primary scholarly interests are in the psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of reading and learning to read and write. He was named the University’s Collins Fellow in 1994 and also received the Excellence in Academic Service Award in 1993 and the J. Ralph Tibbetts Award from the School of Education in 1990.

“Dr. Fleming is an excellent teacher, scholar and mentor and an exemplary University and professional citizen,” Provost Genshaft said. “His leadership has been instrumental in sustaining the School over the past two years, and we are very pleased that he has agreed to continue to lead the School over the next two years of its development.”