Richard Saller

Richard Saller
12th President of Stanford University
In office
September 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024
Preceded byMarc Tessier-Lavigne
Succeeded byJonathan Levin
Personal details
Born
Richard Paul Saller

(1952-10-18) October 18, 1952 (age 72)
SpouseTanya Luhrmann[1]
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, BA)
Jesus College, Cambridge (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisPatronage and Social Mobility in the Aristocracies of the Principate (1978)
Doctoral advisorPeter Garnsey
Academic work
DisciplineEuropean studies
Institutions

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 for eleven months from September 2023 to July 2024.

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][clarification needed]

Was Saller promoted to full president by the board of trustees? The Stanford Daily asked a similar question in October 2023 and have yet to receive an answer.[4]

Early life and education

Saller was born in 1952.[5] 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.[6]

Career

University of Chicago

From 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.[7] As dean, he attracted controversy for asking the university to shut down its educational department.[8]

Stanford

In April 2007, Saller was made the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.[9] He stepped down in September 2018 to teach full-time.[10]

Awards and distinctions

Since 1986, the Saller Dissertation Prize has been awarded at University of Chicago for outstanding dissertations.[11]

Personal life

Saller is married to anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann.[12]

Publications

Books

  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Svrluga, Susan; Stripling, Jack (July 19, 2023). "Stanford president will resign after questions about research". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Riley, Oriana (July 20, 2023). "Richard Saller to take over as interim president in September". Stanford Daily.
  4. ^ Zhu, Jessica; Nayudu, Kaushikee (October 19, 2023). "Richard Saller inaugurated as president". The Stanford Daily.
  5. ^ "Saller, Richard P." University of Chicago. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Richard Saller's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  7. ^ "Stanford hires University of Chicago provost". Palo Alto Weekly. December 6, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Kapos, Shia (November 30, 2001). "U. of C. chooses dean for provost". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "A Dean's Debut". Stanford Magazine. September 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Saller Prize". University of Chicago. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "A Dean's Debut". Stanford Magazine. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2024.