Duke University - Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Lee D. Baker
Dean of Academic Affairs
Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Lee D. Baker serves as the dean of academic affairs of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and associate vice provost for undergraduate education. Dean Baker is responsible for the administrative and financial management of the college; the curricular and instructional programs, including the Academic Advising Center, the Academic Resource Center, the Office of Continuing Studies, the Office of Study Abroad, the Office of Undergraduate Research Support, and the Office of Assessment for Trinity College.

A graduate of Portland State University and Temple University, Baker came to Duke in 1995 as an assistant professor of cultural anthropology. From 1997 to 2000, he taught at Columbia University, and returned to Duke in 2000. He was the 2007 recipient of the Richard K. Lublin Distinguished Award for Teaching Excellence.