All About HSS

Welcome to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest of the academic schools at the College of Charleston.

Our world-class faculty offer some of the most popular and multifaceted programs at the College of Charleston. As the College’s liberal arts core, HSS explores what makes us human. Students critically examine their own ideas as well as those of others so they may lead lives of awareness, compassion and purpose.

Office of the Dean

Jason Coy
Dean
coyj@cofc.edu

Tracy Burkett
Associate Dean of Operations
burkettt@cofc.edu

Myra Seaman
Associate Dean of Student Success
seamanm@cofc.edu

Katie Monk
Budget Analyst
MonkK@cofc.edu

Fanio King
Assistant to the Dean and Director of Marketing and Communication
KingF@cofc.edu 

Becca Whited
Operations and Facilities Manager
whitedr@cofc.edu 

Cassandra Foster
HSS Special Projects/Civility Initiative/Bully Pulpit
fosterc@cofc.edu

Sabine Horne
HSS Administrative Coordinator
hornes1@cofc.edu

Lauren Mann
Senior Development Office, Institutional Advancement
whitesideel@cofc.edu

 

Meet the Dean

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