Arts & Letters Dean Search
Michigan State University is conducting a search for its next Dean of the College of Arts & Letters. Updates throughout this process will be provided on this webpage. The executive search firm, Russell Reynolds and Associates, will facilitate the search process. If you have nominations for qualified applicants, please send them to the search firm at MSU.CAL@russellreynolds.com.
Position Profile
Coming Soon
Search Committee Members
Name
Title
Mary Finn*
Search Committee Co-Chair; Professor, School of Criminal Justice, College of Social Science
Jeff Wray*
Search Committee Co-Chair; Professor and Timnick Chair in the Humanities, English and Film Studies, College of Arts & Letters
Kristen Arola
Professor and Director American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
Peter de Costa
Professor, Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures and Second Language Studies; MATESOL Program Director, College of Arts & Letters
Ken Desloover
Chief of Staff, College of Arts & Letters
Benjamin Duke
Associate Professor, Art, Art History, and Design, College of Arts & Letters
Nicole Huff
Ph.D. Student, English, College of Arts & Letters
Chamara Kwakye
Assistant Professor, African American and African Studies, College of Arts & Letters
Cristian Lambaren Sanchez
Academic Specialist – Community Engagement, Residential College of Arts and Humanities
Kristen Mapes
Associate Director of Digital Humanities
Jen Marcy
Faculty, Religious Studies; Director of the Global Nonprofit Leadership Program, College of Arts & Letters
Alejandra Marquez
Assistant Professor, Spanish, College of Arts & Letters
John McClendon
Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts & Letters
Bree Straayer
Assistant Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures, College of Arts & Letters
Ranae Selmeyer
Assistant Professor, Theatre, College of Arts & Letters
Benjamin Tobey
Web Service Manager, Marketing Office, College of Arts & Letters
TBD
Undergraduate Student Representative
*Committee Co-Chairs
**Affirmative Action Advocate (TBD)
Search Timeline
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October 18, 2024 – Search Committee Charged by Provost
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November – January 2025 – Recruitment
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Early February – Candidate Review
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Mid- February – First Round Interviews
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Early March – Mid-April – Final Interviews and Selection
Questions?
Questions about the Dean of the College of Arts & Letters search can be directed to the search firm, Russell Reynolds and Associates, at MSU.CAL@russelllreynolds.com
Russell Reynolds & Associates Executive Search Firm Partner:
Jett Pihakis, Ph.D, Partner and Leader of Higher Education Practice, Russell Reynolds and Associates, Jett.Pihakis@russellreynolds.com