College Leadership

As the largest college at the University of Minnesota, “dedicated to education in the liberal tradition that fosters enriched, productive, and satisfying lives,” CLA leadership takes seriously its responsibility to advance the liberal education of students across the university. CLA’s mission is to guarantee that students are exposed to and become proficient with broad, pluralistic, and complex forms of knowledge. It prepares students to think and act creatively, compassionately, and ethically in their private and public lives and to respond to the needs of others in local and global contexts. College leadership believes that a liberal arts education should promote active, experiential learning; foster students’ intellectual passion and curiosity; and prepare students for their lives after graduation and to take their place as global citizens.

Headshot of Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch

Lee-Ann Breuch

she/her/hers
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Specialties

Technology and pedagogy; Writing theory and pedagogy; Usability evaluation

Tracey Deutsch

Tracey Deutsch

she/her/hers
Associate Dean for Arts & Humanities

Specialties

Consumption and consumerism; Women's and gender history; History of capitalism; Food studies

Jamey Hansen

Jamey Hansen

he/him
Chief Strategic Innovation Officer

Specialties

Strategic Planning; Group facilitation; Advanced Zoom hosting; Business analysis & process improvement; Quality improvement; Project management

Ann Meier

Ann Meier

Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Programs

Specialties

Family and Life Course; Adolescent and Young Adult Development; Gender

Peggy Nelson

Peggy Nelson

she/her/hers
Associate Dean for Social Sciences

Specialties

audiology; hearing aid signal processing; hearing loss; psychoacoustics; speech perception