Salt Lake City
Dean enjoys finding spaces where education, humanities, and community join to create positive social change. He teaches in the Honors College at the University of Utah. Dean's teaching and scholarship focus on civic leadership, inclusive dialogue, and community engagement. He earned his doctoral and master's degrees from the University of Montana and his baccalaureate degree from Colorado State University. He seeks to find answers to persistent questions in poetry, art, music, conversation, and by running the mountains of the Western United States. His greatest joy is following the adventures of his children as they make their own contributions to a better world. (Term 1 ends 2026)