Leaders of SU: The deans of the university’s schools and colleges
There are 12 major schools and colleges at Syracuse University.
So who is in charge of each one?
School of Architecture
Name: Michael Speaks
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2013
Previous: Dean of the College of Design at the University of Kentucky
College of Arts and Sciences
Name: Karin Ruhlandt
Position: Dean
Start of Role: January 2015
Previous: Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences; Chair of the Department of Chemistry at SU
School of Education
Name: Joanna Masingila
Position: Dean
Start of Role: March 2015
Previous: Interim Dean of Education; Chair of Teaching and Leadership Programs at SU
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Name: Teresa Dahlberg
Position: Dean
Start of Role: August 2015
Previous: Chief Academic Officer at The Cooper Union
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Name: Diane Lyden Murphy
Position: Dean
Start of Role: May 2005
Previous: Director of Women’s Studies at SU
College of Law
Name: William Banks
Position: Interim Dean
Start of Role: August 2015
Previous: Founding Director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Name: Kenneth Kavajecz
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2013
Previous: Chairman for the Department of Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Name: James Steinberg
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2011
Previous: Deputy Secretary of State for Hillary Clinton
School of Information Studies
Name: Jeff Stanton
Position: Interim Dean
Start of Role: January 2015
Previous: Associate Vice President for Research at SU
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Name: Lorraine Branham
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2008
Previous: Director of the School of Journalism and G.B. Dealey Regents Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Name: Ann Clarke
Position: Dean
Start of Role: March 2008
Previous: Associate Dean of the Visual Arts for VPA
University College
Name: Bea González
Position: Dean
Start of Role: 2007
Previous: Candidate for Syracuse Mayor in 2009 (ran while being dean of University College)
For a breakdown of who the top leaders of SU are, go here.
