List updated August 10, 2009.
For comprehensive information on deans and department heads and for a complete list of the faculty, follow this link to the faculty list.

DEANS
Architecture + Design
Dawn Barrett
BA, University of Massachusetts
MPD, North Carolina State University

Fine Arts
Deborah Bright
BA, Wheaton College
MFA, University of Chicago
Fellow, The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College

Foundation Studies
Joanne Stryker
BA, Hood College
MFA, The Maryland Institute, College of Art

Graduate Studies
Patricia Phillips
BA, Muhlenberg College
ABT, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Liberal Arts
Barbara Von Eckardt
BA, University of Chicago
MA, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

DEPARTMENT HEADS
Apparel Design
Donna Gustavsen
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Architecture
Kyna Leski
BArch, Cooper Union
MArch, Harvard University

Ceramics
Lawrence Bush
BFA, University of Washington
MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred

Digital Media
Daniel Peltz
BA, Colby College
MFA, Northwestern University

English
Jonathan Highfield
BA, Transylvania University
MA, University of Iowa
PhD, University of Iowa

Film/Animation/Video
Dennis Hlynsky
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Furniture Design
Rosanne Somerson
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Glass
Rachel Berwick
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
MFA, Yale University

Graphic Design
Bill Newkirk
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

History of Art + Visual Culture
Mary Bergstein
BFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
MA, Hunter College
PhD, Columbia University

History, Philosophy + Social Science
Lindsay French
BA, University of Michigan
MA, University of Michigan
PhD, Harvard University

Illustration
Jean Blackburn
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
MFA, Yale University

Industrial Design
Leslie Fontana
BFA, Carnegie Mellon University
BS, University of the Arts

Interior Architecture
Liliane Wong
BA, Vassar College
MA, Harvard University

Jewelry + Metalsmithing
Tracy Steepy
BFA, Indiana University
MFA, State University of New York, New Paltz

Landscape Architecture
Colgate Searle
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
BLA, Rhode Island School of Design
MLA, Harvard University

Painting
Dennis Congdon
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
MFA, Yale University
Fellow, American Academy in Rome

Photography
Eva Sutton
BA, North Carolina State University
MS, George Washington University
MFA, School of Visual Arts

Printmaking
Henry Ferreira
BFA, Southeastern Massachusetts University
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Sculpture
Ellen Driscoll
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Teaching + Learning in Art + Design
Paul Sproll
BA, The Open University
MA, PhD, Ohio State University

Textiles
Anais Missakian
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design