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Carl Matthews joined the Fay Jones School of Architecture in fall 2012 as a professor and coordinator of the interior design program. The program officially became a department in July 2013. As department head, Matthews guides the department’s three experienced faculty members and more than 120 students. Among other things, he provides leadership and vision for the future of the department; oversees its academic and administrative operations; coordinates curricula, coursework and teaching schedules; and mentors and recruits faculty. Matthews comes to Arkansas from the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Architecture, where he was an associate professor in interior design and historic preservation. He serves on the leadership group for the Interior Design Educators Council and on the board of directors of the Council of Interior Design Accreditation. Matthews received a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Oklahoma State University in 1983 and a Master of Science in Interior Design from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1993.