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Brett Buchanan named new dean of arts and humanities

Brett Buchanan, MA’99, returns to Western to take on a five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Brett Buchanan, MA’99, returns to Western to take on a five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

Keri Ferguson

Brett Buchanan has been appointed dean of Western’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

A philosopher with broad interdisciplinary interests, Buchanan comes to Western from Concordia University of Edmonton, where he has served as dean of arts since 2022 and, for the past year, also as interim dean of science. Along with his decanal experience, he brings teaching and research expertise in contemporary continental philosophy, ethics, environmental humanities and animal studies.

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