Newcomb-Tulane College is pleased to announce that Michael Brumbaugh, Associate Professor in Classical Studies and a member of the Core Faculty in the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, has accepted the role of Associate Dean for College Curriculum and Policy in Newcomb-Tulane College, effective July 1. 

In this new role, Michael will oversee the College’s academic standards and policies. The focus of this work will be to collaborate with the NTC faculty and its governance committees on the continued development and assessment of the undergraduate core curriculum, which is central to the mission of the College. Michael will also oversee the College’s summer school operations and the Office of Academic Integrity. To further the College’s objective to offer unmatched academic experiences, Michael will oversee a new Office of Undergraduate Fellowships and Research to focus on expanding the opportunities for students to partner with faculty on research, which is a key objective for the College. 

An accomplished researcher and author of two books, Michael’s work examines political thought in ancient Graeco-Roman literature and the ways in which such literature featured in subsequent political discourses from the Hellenistic era to the early modern period. He has won numerous grants and fellowships from the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Hardt Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as well as the School of Liberal Arts Research Award, the Stone Center Summer Research Award, Lavin Bernick Grants, and Lurcy Grants.

Prior to joining the College, Michael has served as Chair of the Professor of Practice Review Committee in the School of Liberal Arts, Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Classical Studies, and a long-time member of the Curriculum Committee at the Center for Public Service. In addition to language courses in ancient Greek and Latin, he has taught TIDES and COLQ courses on restorative justice practices in ancient Athens and modern New Orleans as well as a service-learning course on ancient Greek drama as a form of storytelling, communal therapy, and reintegration for combat veterans.

Michael grew up in Oregon and was among the first in his extended family to earn a bachelor's degree. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Classics from the University of California, Los Angeles and his A.B. in Greek and Latin from Colgate University.