Austin Quigley Announces Last Year as Dean
May 21, 2008
Dear fellow member of the Columbia community:
Austin Quigley
announced to the Columbia
College community earlier
today that he has decided next year will be his last as Dean. A Columbia professor since 1990, Austin will continue as the Brander Matthews
Professor of Dramatic Literature after he steps down. He will also devote half
of his time serving broader University initiatives working closely with me as
Special Advisor to the President for Undergraduate Education.
Fourteen years is a remarkable tenure in any academic leadership role, and Austin has presided
during an era of extraordinary transformation at the College. The quality and
manifold diversity of our students, the ways in which they engage with the
institution and its faculty while they're here, the involvement of our alumni
and parents - all this and more is a tribute to Austin's leadership.
In the year ahead, we will have ample opportunity to
celebrate Austin's
tenure. For now, please join me in thanking him for his exceptional service to Columbia as Dean of the
College.
Sincerely,
Lee C. Bollinger
President
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