T. Davina McClain has been named director of the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State.

McClain was an associate professor of classical studies and an adviser at Loyola University of New Orleans.

McClain had been a member of Loyola’s faculty since 1995 with areas of special interest in historiography, women’s studies, Latin literature and the Greek novel.

She also was on the faculty of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Indiana University, where she received a master’s and doctorate.

The Scholars’ College is Louisiana’s designated four-year, selective admissions honors college. The mission of the Scholars’ College is to provide a quality, customized education in the liberal arts and sciences.