University Politics

Leaders of SU: The deans of the university’s schools and colleges

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Seven of the 12 deans at Syracuse University schools and colleges began their position in 2013 or later, including five in 2015.

By Justin Mattingly

There are 12 major schools and colleges at Syracuse University.

So who is in charge of each one?

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School of Architecture

Name: Michael Speaks



Position: Dean

Start of Role: July 2013

Previous: Dean of the College of Design at the University of Kentucky

College of Arts and Sciences

Name: Karin Ruhlandt

Position: Dean

Start of Role: January 2015

Previous: Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences; Chair of the Department of Chemistry at SU

School of Education

Name: Joanna Masingila

Position: Dean

Start of Role: March 2015

Previous: Interim Dean of Education; Chair of Teaching and Leadership Programs at SU

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Name: Teresa Dahlberg

Position: Dean

Start of Role: August 2015

Previous: Chief Academic Officer at The Cooper Union

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David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Name: Diane Lyden Murphy

Position: Dean

Start of Role: May 2005

Previous: Director of Women’s Studies at SU

 

College of Law

Name: William Banks

Position: Interim Dean

Start of Role: August 2015

Previous: Founding Director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism

Martin J. Whitman School of Management

Name: Kenneth Kavajecz

Position: Dean

Start of Role: July 2013

Previous: Chairman for the Department of Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Name: James Steinberg

Position: Dean

Start of Role: July 2011

Previous: Deputy Secretary of State for Hillary Clinton

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School of Information Studies

Name: Jeff Stanton

Position: Interim Dean

Start of Role: January 2015

Previous: Associate Vice President for Research at SU

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Name: Lorraine Branham

Position: Dean

Start of Role: July 2008

Previous: Director of the School of Journalism and G.B. Dealey Regents Professor at the University of Texas at Austin

College of Visual and Performing Arts

Name: Ann Clarke

Position: Dean

Start of Role: March 2008

Previous: Associate Dean of the Visual Arts for VPA

University College

Name: Bea González

Position: Dean

Start of Role: 2007

Previous: Candidate for Syracuse Mayor in 2009 (ran while being dean of University College)

For a breakdown of who the top leaders of SU are, go here.





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