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 .