Sara Guyer Named Dean of Arts and Humanities at UC Berkeley
Sara Guyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been appointed the next dean of Arts and Humanities in the UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science....
Sara Guyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been appointed the next dean of Arts and Humanities in the UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science. Having earned a master’s and a doctoral degree in rhetoric from UC Berkeley, Guyer is looking forward to her return. She also earned a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Warwick and a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature and European cultural studies from Brandeis University.
In announcing the appointment, Chancellor Carol T. Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost A. Paul Alivisatos commended Guyer’s robust experience, talent, and dedication to academic service. “Sara has a deep understanding of our unwavering commitment to academic excellence in the context of social transformation and the importance of a strong research mission. She has a proven track record of advocating for the humanities both through fundraising and innovation.”
“I’m honored to serve as UC Berkeley’s next dean of Arts and Humanities,” says Guyer. “In this role, I will work collaboratively to ensure that the arts and humanities remain at the heart of the best public university in the world.”
WittKieffer’s Suzanne Teer, Alejandra Gillette-Teran, Lauren Bruce-Stets and Phil Tang led this search.
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