Dean, Keough School of Global Affairs University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, Indiana The University of Notre Dame has selected Mary Gallagher, from the University of Michigan, as the next Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs. She will assume her new role on July 1, 2024. Mary Gallagher is currently Amy and Alan Lowenstein Chair in Democracy, Democratization and Human Rights, and Director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan, a role she has held for the past four years. As Director of the II, she has worked with 17 centers and programs focused on specific world regions and global themes, and oversees academic programs including an undergraduate major in international studies, a master’s in international and regional studies, and joint programs with the university’s professional schools. From 2008 to 2020, Dr. Gallagher directed the Kenneth G. Lieberthal and Richard H. Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, one of the largest units housed within the International Institute. In addition to her roles at Michigan, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and a consultant for the World Bank, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Labor and many other nongovernmental and international organizations.An expert in Chinese domestic politics, political economy and industrial relations, Dr. Gallagher has published extensively in leading academic journals as well as in prominent media outlets such as the Washington Post and the New York Times. She is the author or editor of five books and has received multiple honors for her research, including two Fulbright awards and grants from the National Science Foundation and the Luce Foundation. As a faculty member at Michigan, she has also earned recognition for her work in the classroom, including awards for excellence in education, creativity and collaboration in curriculum, and outstanding research mentorship. Mary Gallagher received her Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University and her B.A. in government and East Asian studies from Smith College. Her international experience includes teaching at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing and visiting professorships at East China University of Politics and Law in Shanghai and at the KoGuan School of Law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.Anita Tien and Sean Farrell led this search with Jonathan Sanchez, supported by Christina Errico.