in higher education from the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, a master’s degree in student personnel and counseling from Northeastern University, and a Ph.D. She also served as the student affairs Title IX coordinator.ĭean O’Dair also served as the associate dean for graduate student life at Boston College and as assistant dean in the division of student life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dean O’Dair also oversaw assessment efforts within the division of student affairs, the creation of collaborative programs with academic affairs, and diversity initiatives within the division. In that role, she was responsible for supervising the engagement area, which included Counseling Services, Offices of Graduate Student Life, Health Services, The Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center, and the Women’s Center. Prior to accepting this position, Dean O’Dair served as the associate vice president for Student Affairs at Boston College. Further, I look forward to seeing her contributions to our administrations' work to integrate the academic, residential, and co-curricular spheres of students’ lives, linking out-of-classroom experiences to the mission of the College. I am confident that her background and experience will serve our community well, as she works to support Harvard’s distinctive residential House system and student involvement outside the classroom.
We are very excited for Dean O’Dair to join our community in August.ĭean O’Dair brings to Harvard College an in-depth expertise in student life and the many areas the Office of Student Life (OSL) oversees. has been selected as the new Dean of Students. I write to you today to share that, following a national search process, the College enthusiastically announces Katherine (Katie) O’Dair, Ph.D. I hope you are all enjoying the warm days of summer.
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