American classicist & university president
Richard Paul Saller (born October 18, 1952) is an American classicist . He is the former provost of the University of Chicago and the former dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University . He served as president of Stanford from September 2023 to July 2024.
On July 19, 2023, Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced he would resign. Stanford University's board of trustees appointed Saller to serve as an interim president beginning on September 1.[2] [3]
Early life and education
Saller was born in 1952.[4] He earned two Bachelor of Arts in history and ancient Greek at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign , in 1974 and his Ph.D. from Jesus College, Cambridge , in 1978.[5]
Career
University of Chicago
In 1984, Saller began teaching Roman social and economic history at the University of Chicago . He became a dean in 1994 and the university's provost in 2002.[6] As dean, he attracted controversy for asking the university to shut down its educational department.[7]
Stanford
In April 2007, Saller was made the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University .[8] He stepped down in September 2018 to teach full-time.[9]
Awards and distinctions
Since 1986, the Saller Dissertation Prize has been awarded at University of Chicago for outstanding dissertations.[10]
Personal life
Saller is married to anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann .[11]
Publications
Books
References
^ Nierenberg, Jacob (February 14, 2017). "New details emerge in case of ex-professor alleging retaliation for harassment complaint" . The Stanford Daily . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ Svrluga, Susan; Stripling, Jack (July 19, 2023). "Stanford president will resign after questions about research" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ Riley, Oriana (July 20, 2023). "Richard Saller to take over as interim president in September" . Stanford Daily .
^ "Saller, Richard P." University of Chicago . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ "Richard Saller's Profile | Stanford Profiles" . profiles.stanford.edu . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ "Stanford hires University of Chicago provost" . Palo Alto Weekly . December 6, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ Kapos, Shia (November 30, 2001). "U. of C. chooses dean for provost" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ "A Dean's Debut" . Stanford Magazine . September 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ Martinovich, Milenko; Leighton, Joy (October 9, 2017). "Richard Saller to step down as dean of School of Humanities & Sciences" . Stanford University . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ "Saller Prize" . University of Chicago . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ "A Dean's Debut" . Stanford Magazine . 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2024 .
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