Paul Youngman

Paul A. Youngman is the Interim Dean of the College. Reporting to the Provost, he serves as the chief academic officer for the College, providing strategic leadership for 21 academic departments and 13 interdisciplinary programs. As a senior academic leader, the Dean manages the Associate Deans for Academic Affairs, Administrative Affairs, and Strategic Initiatives. He provides strategic leadership and oversight for College faculty, undergraduate curriculum, and financial resources. He also participates in faculty hiring for Physical Education and Athletics, as well as the University Library. In collaboration with the President, the Provost, and other academic deans, Paul advances the academic mission and strategic priorities of the University.

Youngman’s research focuses on the German cultural reception of various technologies. Black Devil and Iron Angel (Catholic University Press, 2005) deals with the railway in 19th-century Germany and We are the Machine (Camden House, 2009) is an analysis of the literary reception of computing and the internet in contemporary Germany. He has also published widely on Nanoscience and technology. His most recent publication, Complexity and the Human Experience (Pan Stanford, 2014), is an edited volume featuring computer modeling applications in the humanities and social sciences.

Professor Youngman is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a holder of the Bronze Star with “V” device for valor in a combat zone.