People

If you cannot find the person for whom you are looking, please call the main College of Arts & Sciences telephone number (314) 935-6800. You also may write or fax to:

Washington University Faculty of Arts & Sciences
205 South Brookings Hall Campus Box 1117
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
fax: (314) 935-5875

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Assistant Dean
Darla Dale
The College Office at South Brookings

(314) 935-4937

Dean Dale is a four-year adviser for the College of Arts and Sciences. She directs the ArtSci Summer Weekends Program. Dean Dale also advises Lambda Sigma, a national Sophomore Honor Society dedicated to service and leadership. Each fall she teaches Introduction to Archaeology (Anthropology 190B) for the Department of Anthropology.

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Assistant Dean, Transfer Students, Academic Advising
Warren Davis
The College Office at South Brookings

(314) 935-6806

Dean Davis works closely with Dean Herman, managing transfer student admissions and advising. Dean Davis also advises ArtSci Council and the Student Mock Trial Team and leads the team planning the Arts and Sciences Recognition Ceremony in conjunction with Commencement.

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Assistant Dean
Matthew DeVoll
The College Office at South Brookings

(314) 935-6800

As an assistant dean in the College Office, Dean DeVoll advises undergraduates, including January Program students in Arts & Sciences and students in the Argentina Focus Program. He also serves as sophomore dean, and during the summer he teaches English for the Freshman Summer Academic Program.

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Assistant Dean
Joan Downey
(314) 935-7997
Campus Box 1135
Gregg Hall

Dean Downey splits her time between the Medical School, where she is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, and the College of Arts and Sciences. Dean Downey works closely with Deans Stahl, Herman and Romney as a part of the Life Sciences team. Dean Downey provides Pre-Medical/Pre-Health advising from the Cornerstone Office on the first floor of Gregg Residence Hall.

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Assistant Dean
Cathleen Fleck
The College Office at Umrath

(314) 935-4796
Campus Box 1029
Umrath 201D

Dean Fleck serves in both the College of Arts & Sciences office and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities program (IPH). For the College, she acts as a four-year advisor for Arts & Sciences undergraduates and as Academic Coordinator for Special Major and Minor inquiries or proposals. She also advises those undergraduates considering non-professional graduate programs. She can consult in all parts of the decision and application process. Dean Fleck is involved in IPH, a rigorous, interdisciplinary program for intellectually ambitious and self-guided students. She regularly teaches courses such as “Scripturalism and Cultural Traditions,” and "Visual Culture" which constitute part of the core for the IPH major.

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Assistant Dean
Ewan Harrison
The College Office at Umrath

(314) 935-6800

Dean Harrison is an assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to acting as a four year adviser for Arts and Sciences undergraduates, he is the Director of the Honorary Scholars program. Dean Harrison also teaches courses on International Relations for Political Science and International and Area Studies.

"The personal interaction with faculty and administration has been incredible throughout my time at WashU. Two of the deans I have worked with are not only my mentors, but real friends who have helped shape and facilitate four years of academic exploration and personal growth."

Kristopher Kelley
Aesthetics & Society and Entrepreneurship