Sandra Bermann

Sandra Bermann is an American literary scholar. She is the Cotsen Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University. Her research and writing focuses on poetry, translation, and literary theory. She served as president of the American Comparative Literature Association from 2007 to 2009, and chaired Princeton's Comparative Literature department from 1998 to 2010. In 2011, she succeeded Harvey S. Rosen as the Head of Whitman College. Bermann was succeeded by Claire F. Gmachl on July 1, 2019.

Biography
Bermann graduated from Smith College in 1969. She pursued further studies at the University of Pavia in 1970. From Columbia University she earned a master's degree in 1971 and a doctorate in 1976.

Bermann is married to George Bermann.