Our mission
The highest ranking officer after the President, the Dean of the Faculty is responsible for providing academic leadership for the College and its faculty. The dean provides leadership for the College’s educational mission, supports faculty development, and ensures the quality of the College curriculum. The dean is responsible for overseeing all academic departments, programs, and interdisciplinary centers; stewarding the appointment, promotion and tenure of individual faculty members; identifying new chairs and program directors; reviewing the faculty compensation program; and administering the academic budget.
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R. Danielle Egan, Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies, was appointed Dean of the Faculty July 1, 2022.
Egan is an award winning teacher. She has extensive experience in faculty development, equity based pedagogy and curricular review and innovation. Over the past twenty years, she has led initiatives on equity, curricular development, and social transformation at two colleges. At Connecticut College, she served as chair of her department, a Faculty Fellow with the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Chair of the Faculty Steering and Conference Committee (FSCC), Chair Elect of the Priorities, Planning, and Budget Committee (PPBC), and has been a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). She is the author and co-author of three books, the co-editor of three edited books, and has authored and co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. In addition to her teaching and research, Egan is a practicing psychoanalyst and visual artist who has exhibited her work in juried exhibitions.
Arts Programming
The Connecticut College Arboretum connects us to the natural world. With opportunities for exploration, teaching, research, conservation, recreation and public education, we are open to the public daily, at no charge. Come and enjoy our plant collections and natural areas, register for an enriching workshop, join us for a guided tour or choose a self-guided tour. Whatever your pleasure, we invite you to come to the Arboretum and enjoy.
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Children’s Program
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides academic support services for all students so that they may reach their maximum academic potential. Although the primary goal is to assist students in becoming more efficient and effective learners, the ARC is available to all who wish to improve their academic skills and ability to learn.
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Arboretum
At Conn, career planning isn't something that happens in your senior year. Our Hale Center for Career Development offers a four-year career preparation plan for every student. Your career adviser is part of the advising team that is with you from the very beginning of your college experience.
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Mailing Address
Connecticut College
Office of the Dean of the College
270 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
Campus Location
Fanning Hall 206
Office Hours
Monday - Friday - 8:30 - 5 pm (academic year)
Summer Hours and during breaks
Monday - Friday - 8:30 - 4 pm