Dean of the Faculty

Welcome to Reed's Office of the Dean of the Faculty

Reed Deans and Provosts

Reed College has had ten Provosts and/or Deans of the Faculty:

Marvin Levich, VP/Provost 1972-79
G. Frank Gwilliam, Provost 1979-82
Marshall W. Cronyn, VP/Provost 1982-89
Douglas C. Bennett, VP/Provost 1989-93
Linda H. Mantel, Dean of the Faculty 1993-97
Peter J. Steinberger, Dean of the Faculty 1997-2010
Ellen Keck Stauder, Acting Dean of the Faculty 2001-02; Dean of the Faculty 2010-12
Patrick G. McDougal, Acting Dean of the Faculty 2011-13
Nigel Nicholson, Dean of the Faculty 2013-20
Kathryn C. Oleson, Dean of the Faculty 2020-present

The title was changed from Provost to Dean of the Faculty in 1993.

The current Dean, Kathryn C. Oleson, assumed office in July 2020.