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As the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington, Dianne Harris is responsible for establishing and implementing the vision and strategic priorities of the College, including overseeing its resources. Harris's work focuses on maintaining the University of Washington’s mission at the center, providing leadership and guidance for both undergraduate and graduate education, as well as managing a research enterprise that averages $120 million annually. Harris previously served as a senior program officer with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Higher Learning program and was also dean of the College of Humanities and professor of history at the University of Utah. During her tenure at Utah, she significantly increased the number of underrepresented tenure-line faculty and raised the college's research profile, including supporting digital humanities initiatives and undergraduate student success programs. Harris earned her Ph.D. in architecture/history from the University of California, Berkeley. Her scholarship spans from the 18th-century Lombardy to postwar United States, with a particular focus on the visual and material culture histories of the built environment, especially the study of race and space.
College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Leading the College and implementing strategic vision.
College of Humanities, University of Utah • Salt Lake City, UT
Oversaw the College and enhanced faculty diversity.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation •
Managed programs in Higher Learning.
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