Mariette DiChristina (’86) named new COM dean

Beginning August 15, Mariette DiChristina ('86) will oversee 83 full-time and 107 part-time faculty, 45 staffers, and more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students at the College of Communication. She comes to COM from Scientific American where she serves as editor-in-chief. DiChristina is also the executive vice president of the magazine's parent company, Springer Nature, overseeing the journal Nature and related titles.

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DiChristina spoke about her career and BU experience when she returned to campus in 2016 to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award.