Mary Gallagher named dean of the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs | News | Notre Dame News

Mary Gallagher, the Amy and Alan Lowenstein Chair in Democracy, Democratization and Human Rights and director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan, has been named Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs by University President Rev. Jenkins, C.S.C. Gallagher, who also will hold a tenured teaching position at the Keough School, begins her five-year term as dean on July 1.

“Mary Gallagher is a leading political scientist with deep expertise in China and a strong commitment to integral human development, interdisciplinary inquiry and policy impact,” said Father Jenkins. “She will be an excellent addition to our senior leadership team and the university community.”

An expert on Chinese domestic politics, political economy, and industrial relations, Gallagher has published extensively in leading academic journals as well as prominent media outlets such as the Washington Post and The New York Times. She is the author or editor of five books: “Authoritarian Legality in China: Law, Workers and the State” (Cambridge University Press, 2017), “Contagious Capitalism: Globalization and the Politics of Labor in China” (Princeton, 2005), “Justice Chinese: Civil Dispute Resolution in Contemporary China” (Cambridge, 2011), “From the Iron Rice Bowl to Informalization: Markets, Workers, and the State in a Changing China” (Cornell, 2011) and “Contemporary Chinese Politics: New Sources, Methods and Field Strategies” (Cambridge, 2010).

Gallagher received his Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree in government and East Asian studies from Smith College. Her international experience includes teaching at the Faculty of Foreign Affairs in Beijing and being a visiting professor at East China University of Politics and Law in Shanghai and Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s KoGuan School of Law.

Throughout his career, Gallagher has received numerous honors for his research, including two Fulbright awards and grants from the National Science Foundation and the Luce Foundation. As a faculty member at Michigan, she also earned recognition for her work in the classroom, including awards for excellence in education, creativity and collaboration across the curriculum, and outstanding research mentorship.

Gallagher brings extensive political experience to his new role. She is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and a consultant to the World Bank, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Labor, and many other nongovernmental and international organizations.

As director of the Michigan International Institute for the past four years, she has managed 17 centers and programs focused on specific world regions and global themes, as well as academic programs including bachelor’s degrees in international studies, master’s degrees in international and regional studies, and joint studies. programs with the university’s professional schools. From 2008 to 2020, she directed the Kenneth G. Lieberthal and Richard H. Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, one of the largest units housed at the International Institute.

“Mary Gallagher has demonstrated excellence as a scholar, teacher, policy expert and administrator,” said John T. McGreevy, Charles and Jill Fischer Dean of the University of Notre Dame. “With a strong academic and teaching record and extraordinary experience in fostering cross-unit collaboration, she is the ideal candidate for dean of the Keough School. We are thrilled that she accepted our offer.”

McGreevy thanked the search committee for its efforts over the past few months. “Committee members worked tirelessly to identify, evaluate and recruit a strong and diverse list of candidates for this important position,” he said. “I am grateful for their diligence, dedication and thoughtful guidance throughout the process.”

Gallagher succeeds Scott Appleby, who will step down on June 30 after a decade of service as founding dean of Notre Dame’s first new school in nearly a century.

As dean of the Keough School, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, Gallagher will lead nine centers and institutes, 70 faculty representing more than 25 different disciplines, 200 undergraduate majors, and nearly 80 graduate students from more than 60 countries.

“I was drawn to Notre Dame’s distinctive mission as a leading global Catholic research university, and the Keough School’s focus on research and teaching that address global challenges through the lens of integral human development and shape future generations of leaders global,” said Gallagher. “I am excited and honored to lead the Keough School into its second decade.”