Dean of Undergraduate Studies

At the College of William and Mary "The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies oversees the undergraduate curriculum in Arts and Sciences. Central to the College’s mission is a firm commitment to providing a liberal arts education to its students and using this education as the foundation on which to build an understanding of a specific discipline."

Chronological List of Deans of Undergraduate Studies

• James C. Livingston 1973-1978
• Linda Collins Reilly 1978-1987
• Thomas M. Finn 1987-1989
• Clyde A. Haulman 1989-1994
• R. Heather Macdonald 1994-1995 (Acting Dean), 1995-1997

There was a change in the structure of the deans at this time to Undergraduate Education.

• Mark Fowler 1996-1999
• Barbara A. Watkinson 1999-2003
• Edward W. Pratt 2003-2007
• Susan Peterson 2007-2011
• Kelly A. Joyce 2011-Current

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

• Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the SCRC database.
• Guide for conducting research related to the College of William & Mary

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