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Senior Staff
The Senior Staff comprises the leadership of each of the College's organizational divisions. As a group, it oversees the administrative policies of the College.
Senior Staff
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Xuemei May Cheng
Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Physics and the Rachel C. Hale Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics
Shannon Kearns
Senior Advisor for Operational and Administrative Strategic Initiatives
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Janet Shapiro
Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Mary Hale Chase Professor in the Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Research, and Director of the Center for Child and Family Wellbeing