Michele Moody-Adams

Michele Moody-Adams
NationalityAmerican
TitleJoseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy and Legal Theory
Academic background
Alma materWellesley College (B.A.)
Somerville College, Oxford (B.A.)
Harvard University (Ph.D.)
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplineMoral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of law
InstitutionsColumbia University
Cornell University
Indiana University

Michele Moody-Adams is an American philosopher and academic administrator. Between July 1, 2009, and September 2011, she served as Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education at Columbia University. She was the first woman and first African-American to hold the post.[1][2] She has since resigned as dean, citing the decreasing autonomy of Columbia College. She remains a faculty member in the department of philosophy. In 2021, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]

  1. ^ Joy Resmovits, "Breaking: Moody-Adams Appointed CC Dean", Columbia Daily Spectator.
  2. ^ Joy Resmovits, "New Columbia College Dean To Come With Love of Plato, Fresh Philosophy".
  3. ^ "Michele Moody-Adams". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

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