School Leadership
Deans
Supported by Josette McWilliams, Executive Administrator. Phone: 781-736-3454. Email: mcwilliamsj@brandeis.edu.
Wendy Cadge
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences
Associate Deans
Responsible for:
- Faculty recruitment, onboarding, orientation, reappointment, tenure and promotion
- Faculty development, mentoring, awards, external reviews and SEIU (faculty union)
- Staffing of A&S and University committees
Supported by Kathleen McMahan, Department Administrator. Phone: 781-736-3477. Email: kmcmahan@brandeis.edu.
Responsible for:
- Brandeis Core curriculum, new majors and minors, interdepartmental programs and new courses
- Teaching Assistants and Course Assistants
- Brandeis/Walzer, Lerman Neubauer Teaching Award, Dembitz Prize for Excellence in Teaching, and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Supported by Diana Filar, Department Administrator. Phone: 781-736-2107. Email: dfilar@brandeis.edu.
Division Heads
Charles McClendon
Division Head, Creative Arts
Sidney and Ellen Wien Professor in the History of Art
Bernard Yack
Division Head, Social Sciences
Lerman Neubauer Professor of Democracy and Public Policy
Finance and Administration
Kevin Keith
Executive Director for Finance, Administration and Operations
Budget and Finance Questions
Responsible for:
- Administrative and financial functions of the School of Arts Sciences and GSAS
- Overseeing faculty payroll hiring, salary decisions and related budgets
- Policies affecting the School of Arts and Sciences and department annual planning
Institutional Advancement
Lisa H. Fleischman
Regional Development Director
Responsible for:
- Primary liaison between Institutional Advancement and A&S