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Portrait: Dean, James A. Parente, Jr. James A. Parente, Jr., Dean

James A. Parente is dean of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) at the University of Minnesota.

He is a professor and former chair of the Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch, and was formerly CLA’s associate dean for faculty and research.

Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Dr. Parente served on the faculties of Princeton University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University in Germanic languages and literatures, and specializes in the literature and culture of the Middle Ages and Early Modern period (1450-1750) in central and northern Europe.

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Location: 215 Johnston Hall
Phone: 612-624-2535
Fax: 612-625-5741