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

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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

  • October 18, 2024 – Search Committee Charged by Provost

  • November – January 2025 – Recruitment

  • Early February – Candidate Review

  • Mid- February – First Round Interviews

  • 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