Office of the Dean
As dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, John T. McGreevy is responsible for the overall vision and strategy of the College. He oversees both the academic core and the support structure of the College. In cooperation with faculty members and other administrators, the dean seeks to advance Arts and Letters while integrating the various aspects of Notre Dame’s triadic identity as a residential liberal arts college, a dynamic research university, and a Catholic institution of international standing.
The dean oversees the University’s programs in the Division of the Arts, the Division of the Humanities, and the Division of the Social Sciences; appoints and oversees associate deans and the chairpersons of 20 departments as well as selected directors and support staff; and supports and evaluates the teaching and research of faculty members.
Dean McGreevy’s key responsibilities include:
- overall vision and strategic planning
- tenure and promotion decisions
- high-level appointments to faculty positions, including external recruitment to full professorships and endowed chairs
- appointment and review of department chairpersons
- fundraising and external representation and advocacy
- major budgeting responsibilities and priorities
- leadership development within the College
- departmental reviews and evaluations
For information on the work of the associate deans and directors, you can read or download the Dean’s Office responsibilities.
Contacts in the Dean’s Office
I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
John T. McGreevy
574.631.6642
mcgreevy.5@nd.edu
Cindy Swonger
Dean’s Assistant
574.631.6642
swonger.1@nd.edu
Matthew Zyniewicz
Dean’s Executive Administrator
574.631.0355
Zyniewicz.1@nd.edu
Associate Deans
JoAnn DellaNeva
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
574.631.9468
DellaNeva.1@nd.edu
Peter Holland
Associate Dean for the Arts
574.631.8827
Peter.D.Holland.24@nd.edu
Maura A. Ryan
Associate Dean for the Humanities and Faculty Affairs
574.631.3756
fischer.26@nd.edu
Mark Schurr
Associate Dean for the Social Sciences and Research
574.631.1792
schurr.1@nd.edu
Assistant Deans for Undergraduate Studies
Paulette G. Curtis
574.631.4263
Paulette.Curtis.30@nd.edu
Ava Preacher
574.631.8637
apreache@nd.edu
Nicholas V. Russo
574.631.7098
Nicholas.V.Russo.19@nd.edu
Joseph Stanfiel
574.631.7098
stanfiel.1@nd.edu
Vicki Toumayan
574.631.8636
vtoumaya@nd.edu
Directors
Robert J. Becht
Senior Director of Finance and Administration
574.631.7340
becht.1@nd.edu
Marie Blakey
Director of Communications
574.631.1405
m.blakey@nd.edu
Maria E. DiPasquale
Academic Advancement Director
574.631.7085
Maria.E.DiPasquale.3@nd.edu
Dean McGreevy on the Notre Dame Experiment
Arts and Letters News
History Major Explores Work of Missionaries in Colonial Peru
It is widely known that Spanish missionaries played a significant role in introducing Catholicism to the peoples of the Andes throughout the colonial period. Notre Dame senior history major Joseph VanderZee traveled to archives in Lima and Rome to dig a little deeper and find out what these early missionaries thought of the indigenous population—and how their attitudes affected the development of the Peruvian Church. Read More >
Theologian Gary Anderson Elected to American Academy of Jewish Research
Gary Anderson, Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Jewish Research (AAJR). The AAJR is the oldest organization of Judaic scholars in North America, and fellows are nominated and elected by their peers. The group has approximately 100 members in the United States—and Anderson is one of a select few who are not Jewish. Read More >
Solving a Fascinating Puzzle
Robert Goulding, an associate professor in the University of Notre Dame’s Program of Liberal Studies, was recently awarded a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to support a research project that combines mathematics, philosophy, and Renaissance science. Goulding, who also teaches in the History and Philosophy of Science graduate program, says his work focuses on English scientist and mathematician Thomas Harriot (1560–1621), whom he calls “a really unusual figure” in intellectual history. Read More >
Microfinance Yields Mixed Results in Thailand, Economist Joseph Kaboski Finds
Large-scale microfinance programs are widely used as a tool to fight poverty in developing countries, but a recent study by University of Notre Dame economist Joseph Kaboski and MIT colleague Robert Townsend suggests that microfinancing can have varying results for participants and may not be the most cost-effective use of funds for many situations. The study was published in a recent issue of Econometrica. Kaboski and Townsend used the Thai Million Baht Village Fund, one of the largest government microfinance initiatives of its kind, to evaluate and understand the benefits and disadvantages of microfinance interventions. Read More >
