Primary oversight of:
- All-university academic support services, including the College Learning Center, Writing Center, Pre-Law and Pre-Health Academic Advising
- All-university co-curricular initiatives, including NYU Speaking Freely and the Zuckerman Forum
- Collegiate Professors/Collegiate Seminar Program
- External scholarship competitions
- Required and elective undergraduate liberal arts curricula across the university
Provost liaison for:
- Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Academic Affairs
- Cross-school academic initiatives
- Faculty Fellows in Residence Program
- Interschool majors and minors
- Undergraduate research
Matthew S. Santirocco became Dean of the College of Arts and Science in 1994. He is also Professor of Classics, Angelo J. Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies, and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
In both his decanal and provostial roles, Dr. Santirocco works closely with colleagues in the Provost's office and the deans of the undergraduate schools to develop, assess, and improve academic initiatives, across school lines. These include common areas of the curriculum and co-curriculum, undergraduate research, interschool majors and minors, academic support services, and linkages between the academic and student life areas. He chairs the Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Academic Affairs as well as the Faculty-in-Residence Committee, and co-chairs the Teacher Education Council.
As an educator, Dr. Santirocco has particular interest and experience in curricular innovation. He worked with faculty to implement a new core curriculum (the Morse Academic Plan), a College-wide undergraduate research program, Freshman and Upper-level Collegiate Seminars, Sophomore Colloquia on the Disciplines, and a wide variety of interschool minors and certificates. At the University of Pennsylvania, where he had been Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences before coming to NYU, he developed humanities components for the MBA and Executive Education programs at the Wharton School, and worked with faculty to create an undergraduate dual degree program in International Studies. He has served on the Task Force on K-16 Education of the American Association of Universities, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Reinvention Center, a national organization dedicated to improving undergraduate education in research universities.
Dr. Santirocco's research focuses on Greek and Roman literature. He founded and directs NYU's Center for Ancient Studies, which promotes interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the past. He is also a member of the Master Scholars Program at the NYU School of Medicine. His publications include a book on Latin lyric poetry, edited volumes on classical literature and the classical tradition, and numerous articles. He is currently working on a book on the poetics of patronage in Augustan Rome. He has served as editor of the American Philological Association's monograph series and is currently editor of the journal, Classical World. He has served as Vice President for Professional Matters and is currently Senior Financial Trustee of the American Philological Association.
Dr. Santirocco holds a B.A. from Columbia University, a B.A. and M.A. from Cambridge University, and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.