New Dean of Emory College Announced
Barbara Krauthamer, an award-winning author and historian, has been appointed as the next dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences. Currently dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst, she will take the helm of Emory University’s largest school on July 1.
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Newly appointed Dean of Emory College Barbara Krauthamer shares her thoughts on liberal arts education, her emerging priorities for leading and building community in the College, and her own career pathway.
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