As dean of the College of Arts and Letters, Karin A. Wurst is responsible for all aspects of the academic administration of one of MSU ' s largest colleges, with executive oversight of more than 20 departments, schools, and affiliated programs.
Prior to her appointment as dean, she was professor of German in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages, and served as acting chairperson in 2005. She has been chairperson of the University Graduate Council since 2005. Dean Wurst is a founding member of the Global Literary and Cultural Studies research cluster, and is recognized nationally for her expertise in graduate student mentoring and engaged learning.
Dean Wurst received a Ph. D. in German from The Ohio State University in 1985 and joined MSU in 1988. Her academic interests include 18th- and 19th-century German literature and culture. She is the author of books and articles on the writers J. M. R. Lenz and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and on German fashion, entertainment, and consumption during the Classical and Romantic periods. Dean Wurst is past president of the Society for German Renaissance and Baroque Literature and active in the American Association of Teachers of German and the Modern Language Association. Read More.
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Karin A. Wurst, Michigan State University
As dean of the College of Arts and Letters, Karin A. Wurst is responsible for all aspects of the academic administration of one of MSU ' s largest colleges, with executive oversight of more than 20 departments, schools, and affiliated programs.
Prior to her appointment as dean, she was professor of German in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages, and served as acting chairperson in 2005. She has been chairperson of the University Graduate Council since 2005. Dean Wurst is a founding member of the Global Literary and Cultural Studies research cluster, and is recognized nationally for her expertise in graduate student mentoring and engaged learning.
Dean Wurst received a Ph. D. in German from The Ohio State University in 1985 and joined MSU in 1988. Her academic interests include 18th- and 19th-century German literature and culture. She is the author of books and articles on the writers J. M. R. Lenz and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and on German fashion, entertainment, and consumption during the Classical and Romantic periods. Dean Wurst is past president of the Society for German Renaissance and Baroque Literature and active in the American Association of Teachers of German and the Modern Language Association. Read More.