Finland: Arctic Magnificence

Elizabeth Smith is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Paul M. Dauten, Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College. The Dean of the Faculty is the chief academic officer of the Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth and oversees the division’s educational policies, programs of instruction, and all matters relating to the effectiveness, development, and well-being of its faculty. Dean Smith is an expert in molecular and cellular biology with a research focus on cellular motile functions. She received her B.A. in biology from Agnes Scott College and her Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from Emory University. Prior to her appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2017, Dean Smith served as Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Sciences and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth.