The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is one of the largest comprehensive design and arts colleges in the nation. It comprises six schools: ASU FIDM; the School of Art; the School of Arts, Media and Engineering; The Design School; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School; and the School of Music, Dance and Theatre. It also houses the ASU Art Museum and the ASU FIDM Museum, LA's only fashion museum. The Herberger Institute operates across two states and four cities, including Los Angeles, as well as online.
In 2024, architect and educator Renée Cheng was named the new dean of the Herberger Institute, succeeding Steven Tepper, who served as dean and director of the institute for 10 years before his inauguration as the 21st president of Hamilton College. Cheng’s role at ASU also includes serving as senior vice provost.
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona was created in 2009 by the merger of two existing academic units, the Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts and the College of Design. The Arizona Board of Regents approved the merger on April 30, 2009.
Units
ASU FIDM School of Art School of Arts, Media and Engineering The Design School The Sidney Poitier New American Film School (previously known as the School of Film, Dance, and Theatre, renamed in 2020 School of Music, Dance and Theatre ASU Art Museum
Deans James Elmore, dean, College of Design, 1964 Henry A. Bruinsma, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1964–1975 William Arnold, acting dean, College of Fine Arts, 1975–1976 Jules Heller, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1976–1985 Walter Harris, acting dean, College of Fine Arts, 1985–1986 Seymour L. Rosen, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1986–1994 Robert Wills, dean, College of Fine Arts, 1994–2006 Wellington "Duke" Reiter, dean, College of Design, 2003–2008 Kwang-Wu Kim, dean, Herberger College of Fine Arts, 2006–2009; Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 2009–2013 Michael Underhill, interim dean, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 2013–2014 Steven J. Tepper, dean and director, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 2014–2024 Renée Cheng, dean, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, and senior vice provost, ASU, 2024—present
Awards In 2017, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded $100,000 to Herberger Institute in partnership with Center for Performance and Civic Practice.
See also History of Arizona State University Cross-Cultural Dance Resources
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