James Wiser

James Wiser

Dean of Libraries
Professor

Email: jawiser@k-state.edu
506 Hale Library
1117 Mid-Campus Drive North
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-7400

About James:
James serves as dean for K-State Libraries, a position he began in August 2025. Prior to his time at K-State, he served in academic library and library consortium leadership roles in Texas and California.

Research interests:
Qualitative methods, librarian faculty status, higher education.

Fun fact:
James lived in Los Angeles for 16 years and became a lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan, a life choice he usually questions each October.

Degrees:

  • Doctor of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine University
  • Master of Library Science, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Bachelor of Arts, Harding University