Dear UT Community,
I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Justin Dyer has been appointed Dean of the School of Civic Leadership, effective March 25, 2024.
Dr. Dyer, who has served as Interim Dean since the new school was launched last year, is a professor of government in the College of Liberal Arts and served as the founding director of the University’s Civitas Institute. In these positions, he has already established himself as a strategic academic leader with an extraordinary ability to bring people together in the exchange of different ideas, perspectives, and experiences.
Dr. Dyer is a proven innovator capable of leading new initiatives and programs, and I know he will continue to drive the new school forward as we create transformational opportunities for future students and attract top faculty and researchers to the University.
An expert in the fields of American political thought, jurisprudence, and constitutionalism, Dr. Dyer is a proud Longhorn, having earned both his master’s degree and Ph.D. in government here at UT. He joined the UT faculty in July 2022 after serving as a professor of political science and the Founding Director of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri. As the Founding Director, he established the Kinder Institute as a respected national leader, successfully bringing together students and faculty with a wide range of backgrounds to study and discuss constitutional democracy in the U.S., as well as around the world.
I am grateful for the efforts of the consultative committee and their outstanding efforts identifying a strong pool of candidates for this position. And thank you to Dr. Dyer for his outstanding service to the Civitas Institute and his commitment as Interim Dean of the School of Civic Leadership. In his new role as Dean, I am confident he will continue to advance the school’s mission to educate, develop, and prepare the next generation of America’s civic leaders.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Dyer.
Sincerely,
Sharon L. Wood
Executive Vice President and Provost