Dean College News

Dean College held its 158th Commencement Exercises honoring the Class of 2024 on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the Dean College campus in Franklin, MA. Read on to learn more.

Each spring, Dean College recognizes its outstanding graduates for their significant accomplishments inside and outside of the classroom. We are delighted to announce the following award recipients. Read on to learn more.

Dean College is proud to announce that two of its Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance professors have been recognized with the college’s annual Excellence in Teaching Award. Stephen Tracey-Ursprung, Associate Professor of Dance Studies and Thelma Goldberg, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor in Dance, are this year’s honored recipients. Read on to learn more.

Madison Frechette has been selected to speak on behalf of the Class of 2024 at Dean College’s 158th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Read on to learn more.

Dean College is pleased to announce the students who have been inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society, National Honor Society for Dance Arts, Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Read on to learn more.

Dean College is pleased to announce the students who have been installed as members of The National Society of Leadership and Success this semester. Read on to learn more.

President Kenn Elmore will be stepping down from his position at Dean College. Read on to learn more.

Dean College's president, Kenneth Elmore, J.D., has been inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College. Read on to learn more.

Dean College will be the home of the first Ruth Solomon Symposium, a multidisciplinary educational event designed for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, allied health professionals, dance instructors, and dancers. The two-day symposium will be held at Dean College in Franklin, MA on June 21 and June 22, 2024. The theme of the event is “The Science Behind the Dancer: Optimizing Dancer Health,” and will provide an opportunity to learn and review the fundamentals of care and instruction throughout the dancer’s life. Read on to learn more.

Dean College is honored to announce that the keynote speaker at its 158th Commencement Ceremony on May 18, 2024 will be Michael J. Bobbitt, the Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council, who will also be receiving an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa. Additionally, Dean College will be presenting Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations in Afghanistan, Peter W. Galbraith, with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. Read on to learn more.