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.
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John Coleman Dean |
215 Johnston Hall 612-624-2535 coleman@umn.edu |
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Ascan Koerner Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education |
115 Johnston Hall 612-624-8675 koern011@umn.edu |
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Howard Lavine Associate Dean for Social Sciences |
212 Johnston Hall 612-624-9839 lavine@umn.edu |
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Josephine Lee Associate Dean for Arts & Humanities |
212 Johnston Hall 612-625-1549 jolee@umn.edu |
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Malinda Lindquist Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
220 Johnston Hall |
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Ann Meier Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Programs |
113 Johnston Hall 612-625-4577 meierann@umn.edu |
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Janet Bouyer Chief Human Resources Officer |
212 Johnston Hall 612-625-8358 jtbouyer@umn.edu |
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Louis Clark
Chief Advancement Officer
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220 Johnston Hall 612-626-2391 clarkl@umn.edu |
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Brent Gustafson
Chief Financial Officer
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208 Johnston Hall 612-624-2339 bgustafs@umn.edu |
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Jamey Hansen Chief Information Officer |
110 Anderson Hall 612-626-3666 hansenj@umn.edu |