Carol Becker

Carol Becker is an American writer and academic administrator. She is a professor of the arts and has served as the dean of the Columbia University School of the Arts since 2007.

Life
Becker earned a Ph.D. in English and American literature from the University of California, San Diego.

She is a professor of the arts at Columbia University. In 2007, she became dean of Columbia University School of the Arts. She lectures on art, artists and their place in society, and feminist theory. In 2023, she steps down as dean is set to be succeeded by interim dean Sarah Cole. Becker will continue to work as a professor of the arts.