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Katherine Eggert

Provost Ann Stevens has named Katherine Eggert, vice chancellor and senior vice provost for academic planning and assessment and professor of English, as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 3.����

Eggert’s appointment follows the��announcement that Daryl Maeda, current dean of the college, will become dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of 91���Ѽ.

In early fall, the provost will announce the executive search firm that will assist in the national search for the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and host input sessions with the college. The provost will also name the chair of the search advisory committee and invite nominations and self-nominations for committee members, with the anticipation of having a dean of the college named in early to mid-spring 2027.

Eggert will serve in the interim role until a permanent dean is appointed. She will not be a candidate for the permanent dean position, ensuring her full focus is dedicated to supporting the college’s momentum and continued progress during this important transition, working closely with the strong team of divisional, associate and assistant deans who form an experienced leadership team for the college.��

A highly respected Renaissance scholar, educator and academic leader, Eggert earned a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree from Rice University. Her latest book,��Disknowledge: Literature, Alchemy, and the End of Humanism in Renaissance England, argues that English writers invented literary strategies for knowing something isn’t true but believing it anyway, using alchemy to signal how to avoid discomfiting topics in an age of rapid intellectual change.

Eggert brings deep experience and a strong record of service to the role of interim dean. She has been a faculty member in CU Boulder’s Department of English for 35 years, including serving as department chair from 2004 to 2010. She also served as director of the Center for British and Irish Studies from 2013 to 2016 and was recognized with the Boulder Faculty Assembly’s Excellence in Leadership and Service Award in 2016.

In addition to her longstanding faculty leadership, Eggert has played critical roles in the Division of Academic Affairs. Since 2018, she has served as a senior academic affairs leader, co-chairing the Academic Review and Planning Advisory Committee (ARPAC) program review process, shaping academic policy and student success priorities, overseeing the development of the Common Curriculum, serving as a key conduit to the Boulder Faculty Assembly and leading the university’s accreditation efforts. ARPAC’s cohorted seven-year review cycle individually addresses the departments and programs in all three divisions of arts and sciences, most recently those in arts and humanities and the physical sciences and mathematics, providing Eggert with a strong foundation for understanding the strengths and opportunities of the breadth of the college’s units.

“Katherine is an exceptional leader and a highly valued member of both the provost’s cabinet and the chancellor’s cabinet,” Stevens said. “She brings a thoughtful, independent perspective and a deep understanding of the university, having worked closely with two provosts, two chancellors and numerous campus partners to advance our academic mission.��

“In establishing the college’s structure earlier this year, I emphasized a team-based approach with a clear college leader who works collaboratively with division leadership to support their visions for outstanding scholarship and teaching while bringing those efforts together into a stronger whole,” continued Stevens. “Katherine is deeply committed to that approach, and her experience, judgment and collaborative leadership, combined with the strength of the existing A&S leadership team, will ensure this interim period is one of continued progress for the college.”

With a number of time-sensitive and critical projects already underway, Stevens has asked Eggert to focus on several priorities, including strengthening research support and advancing research and creative work excellence in hiring; improving faculty salary competitiveness and equity; and building on Maeda’s efforts to expand career support for Arts and Sciences students.��

Eggert shared her enthusiasm for the role and the opportunity to serve the college she has called home for decades.

“It is an honor to serve as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,” Eggert said. “A&S has been my collegial home for more than three decades, and I look forward to working closely with our faculty, staff and students and our deans of division to support their work, listen carefully and lead in a way that is collaborative, transparent and grounded in our commitment to academic excellence and shared success.”

“With Katherine’s leadership, the College of Arts and Sciences will continue to move forward with focus and confidence, supporting its community, advancing CU Boulder’s institutional priorities, and continuing to re-envision and revitalize itself in an exciting time,” Stevens added.

Stevens will share information soon about filling Eggert’s current leadership position and will formally launch the national search this fall for the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.