Rebecca Rugg
Dean of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts
Biography
Rebecca Rugg (Photo: Anne Ryan)
Rebecca Rugg, a leader in contemporary American theater, specializes in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism and views working for the arts as a matter of public good.
Rugg moved into academic leadership from an accomplished career in artistic leadership in nonprofit theater, including The Public Theater in New York as well as Chicago’s Steppenwolf and Redmoon Theater companies, where she helped create interdisciplinary artistic connections and community partnerships.
As dean of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts at UIC, Rugg leads four academic schools — the School of Architecture, the School of Art and Art History, the School of Design, and the School of Theatre and Music — as well as Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.
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In the News
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