Richard Saller
American classicist & university president / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Paul Saller (born October 18, 1952) is an American professor of European studies. He is the former provost of the University of Chicago and the former dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, where he is currently the university's president.
Quick Facts Interim President of Stanford University, Preceded by ...
Richard Saller | |
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Interim President of Stanford University | |
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Assumed office September 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Marc Tessier-Lavigne |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Levin |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Paul Saller (1952-10-18) October 18, 1952 (age 71) |
Spouse | Tanya Luhrmann[1] |
Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) Jesus College, Cambridge (PhD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Patronage and Social Mobility in the Aristocracies of the Principate (1978) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Garnsey |
Academic work | |
Discipline | European studies |
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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]