By now you’ve probably heard the good news: Jessica Lang has been named dean of Baruch Weissman after serving as interim dean for 16 months during what was “arguably one of the most challenging periods in all of higher education,” as Baruch Provost Linda Essig put it.
“Your tenure as interim dean came at the most critical time when we were all on survival mode and focused on daily challenges,” said Professor Pablo Peixoto (Natural Sciences). “You got us through it all and put the future back in our perspectives. With your kind leadership, you reminded us of the value we bring to the table and inspired us to roll up our sleeves. Thank you for your catalyzing leadership, and here’s to many more victories!”
Professor Shelly Eversley, interim chair of the Department of Black and Latino Studies, called Dean Lang “an incredible collaborator and a compassionate leader who listens to and cares about the students, faculty, and staff in Weissman and across the college community.”
Dean Lang is also the founding William Newman Director of Baruch’s Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center, and a scholar and expert in the fields of early American fiction and Jewish American and Holocaust literature. Her most recent book, which she co-edited, is Off the Derech: Leaving Orthodox Judaism.
