Richard Paul Saller (born October 18, 1952) is an American classicist. He is the former provost of the University of Chicago and the former dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He served as president of Stanford from September 2023 to July 2024.
Richard Saller | |
|---|---|
| 12th President of Stanford University | |
| In office September 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Tessier-Lavigne |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Levin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Paul Saller October 18, 1952 |
| Spouse | Tanya Luhrmann[1] |
| Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, BA) Jesus College, Cambridge (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Patronage and Social Mobility in the Aristocracies of the Principate (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Garnsey |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | European studies |
| Institutions | |
On July 19, 2023, Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced he would resign. Stanford University's board of trustees appointed Saller to serve as an interim president beginning on September 1.[2][3]
Early life and education
editSaller was born in 1952.[4] He earned two Bachelor of Arts in history and ancient Greek at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1974 and his Ph.D. from Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1978.[5]
Career
editUniversity of Chicago
editFrom 1979 to 1984 Saller was assistant professor at Swarthmore College. In 1984, Saller began teaching Roman social and economic history at the University of Chicago. He became a dean in 1994 and the university's provost in 2002.[6] As dean, he attracted controversy for asking the university to shut down its educational department.[7]
Stanford
editIn April 2007, Saller was made the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.[8] He stepped down in September 2018 to teach full-time.[9]
Awards and distinctions
editSince 1986, the Saller Dissertation Prize has been awarded at University of Chicago for outstanding dissertations.[10]
Personal life
editSaller is married to anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann.[11]
Publications
editBooks
edit- Saller, Richard P. (1982). Personal Patronage under the Early Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Garnsey, Peter; Saller, Richard P. (1987). The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Saller, Richard P. (1994). Patriarchy, Property and Death in the Roman Family. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Saller, Richard P. (2022). Pliny's Roman Economy: Natural History, Innovation, and Growth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
References
edit- ^ Nierenberg, Jacob (February 14, 2017). "New details emerge in case of ex-professor alleging retaliation for harassment complaint". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Svrluga, Susan; Stripling, Jack (July 19, 2023). "Stanford president will resign after questions about research". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Riley, Oriana (July 20, 2023). "Richard Saller to take over as interim president in September". Stanford Daily.
- ^ "Saller, Richard P." University of Chicago. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Richard Saller's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Stanford hires University of Chicago provost". Palo Alto Weekly. December 6, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Kapos, Shia (November 30, 2001). "U. of C. chooses dean for provost". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "A Dean's Debut". Stanford Magazine. September 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Martinovich, Milenko; Leighton, Joy (October 9, 2017). "Richard Saller to step down as dean of School of Humanities & Sciences". Stanford University. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Saller Prize". University of Chicago. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "A Dean's Debut". Stanford Magazine. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2024.