New CLAS Dean Named

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Jeremy Teitelbaum, a mathematician and senior liberal arts and sciences administrator at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will join the University of Connecticut in August as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Teitelbaum will replace Dean Ross D. MacKinnon, who retired this summer after leading the College for 12 years.

“We have recruited an outstanding new Dean for the College,” said Peter Nicholls, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at UConn. “Jeremy brings to this position energy, enthusiasm, and an exciting vision for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. I am excited about this appointment and look forward to welcoming Jeremy as the newest member of the UConn family.”

Teitelbaum currently is senior associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), a diverse, urban, public research university. He joined the mathematics faculty there in 1990 and at different times was associate dean for natural sciences, facilities, and academic programs before becoming senior associate dean in 2006.

“My experience tells me that public support and love for the University of Connecticut rests first on the quality and depth of the education that UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers its undergraduates,” said Teitelbaum.

“I see the opportunity to lead a liberal arts college as distinguished as that at UConn as the chance of a lifetime.”

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http://news.uconn.edu/2008/April/rel08022.html