Richard Saller

Richard Saller
12th President of Stanford University
In office
September 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024
Preceded byMarc Tessier-Lavigne
Succeeded byJonathan Levin
Personal details
Born
Richard Paul Saller

(1952-10-18) October 18, 1952 (age 72)
SpouseTanya Luhrmann[1]
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, BA)
Jesus College, Cambridge (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisPatronage and Social Mobility in the Aristocracies of the Principate (1978)
Doctoral advisorPeter Garnsey
Academic work
DisciplineEuropean studies
Institutions

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Svrluga, Susan; Stripling, Jack (July 19, 2023). "Stanford president will resign after questions about research". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Riley, Oriana (July 20, 2023). "Richard Saller to take over as interim president in September". Stanford Daily.