Pericles Lewis

Pericles Lewis
Dean of Yale College
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2022
Preceded byMarvin Chun
1st President of Yale-NUS College
In office
July 1, 2012 – July 1, 2017
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTan Tai Yong
Personal details
Born (1968-09-13) September 13, 1968 (age 56)
Canada
EducationMcGill University (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)

Pericles Lewis (born September 13, 1968) is the Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of comparative literature at Yale University[1] and the Dean of Yale College.[2][3]

Previously at Yale, he was the founding president of Yale-NUS College, a liberal arts college in Singapore that is jointly governed by Yale and the National University of Singapore,[4][5] as well as vice president for global strategy and vice provost for academic initiatives.[6][7]

  1. ^ Pericles Lewis appointed the Smith Professor of Comparative Literature, Yale News, March 7, 2019
  2. ^ Hodgman, Lucy (25 May 2022). "Pericles Lewis named Dean of Yale College". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Pericles Lewis named dean of Yale College". YaleNews. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ Karin Fischer, "Yale Scholar Will Be First President of New Institution in Singapore" The Chronicle of Higher EducationMay 30, 2012 [1]
  5. ^ "'Not the job' of Yale-NUS College to tell students what to think" AsiaOne May 30, 2012 [2]
  6. ^ Pericles Lewis appointed VP for global strategy and deputy provost for international affairs, Yale News, July 16, 2016
  7. ^ "Crair named vice provost for research; Lewis to oversee Poorvu Center". 18 February 2020.