Dean College of Fine Arts
Harvey Young is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Interim Vice President for the Arts at Boston University, where he holds appointments as Professor of English, Theatre Arts, and African American & Black Diaspora Studies. He is the author/editor of ten books, most recently Theatre and Human Flourishing (Oxford University Press, 2023). He has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, NPR, CBC Radio as well as within the pages of the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune among other major news outlets.
Dean Young provides primary leadership for the College of Fine Arts, which includes Boston University School of Music, BU School of Theatre, BU School of Visual Arts, BU Tanglewood Institute, BU Art Galleries, BU Bands, and Wheelock Family. As Interim Vice President for the Arts, he provides strategic vision for the Boston University Office for the Arts with the aim of creating meaningful experiences in the arts for every BU Terrier.