Office of the President, Lee C. BollingerAnnouncement Regarding Carlos J. Alonso of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
June 22, 2011 Dear Fellow Members of the Columbia Community: I am very pleased to announce that Carlos J. Alonso will assume the duties of Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences on a permanent basis, a position he has filled admirably as interim dean since September of last year. In that role, Carlos has demonstrated sensitivity to a range of academic concerns and a determination to advance our institutional goals. His continuing leadership will be extremely valuable in building on Columbia’s great legacy of graduate education.
Carlos has helped lead Columbia in a variety of academic and administrative
capacities since arriving here from the University of Pennsylvania in
2005. As chair of the department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures,
he succeeded in elevating that department to the top ranks among its peers
nationally. |