SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Karin Ruhlandt, dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and a professor of chemistry, plans to step down as dean “later this year” and return to the chemistry faculty following a research leave.
Professor Lois Agnew — associate dean of curriculum, innovation and pedagogy in the College of Arts and Sciences — will serve as interim dean beginning July 1, Syracuse University said.
The school will conduct a national search “in the coming months” to identify Ruhlandt’s successor.
Ruhlandt, a member of the Syracuse University community since 1993, was named dean in January 2015, after serving as interim dean since July 2014.
