OXFORD, Ga. — Badia Ahad, an award-winning teacher, innovative scholar and seasoned academic leader, has been appointed as the next dean of Oxford College of Emory University. Ahad currently serves as vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of English at Loyola University Chicago. She will begin her service at Oxford on Aug. 1. “Badia Ahad understands that Oxford College is unique in American higher education — a place like no other,” president Gregory L.