Deans of H&S in Conversation
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In 2018, five former deans of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences came together to reflect on the nature of the dean’s job and the school’s organization; key events, accomplishments, and frustrations during their tenures; and change over time in the H&S budget, departmental evaluation, faculty recruitment, and more. The participants, whose deanships spanned from 1988 to 2018, were Malcolm Beasley (1998-2001), Sharon Long (2001-2007), Richard Saller (2007-2018), John Shoven (1993-1998), and Ewart Thomas (1988-1993). Historian David M. Kennedy moderates the panel.