Ann Cudd

Ann E. Cudd became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on August 1, 2015. She is also appointed as Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Boston University.

A distinguished scholar and teacher, Cudd focuses in her research on themes of oppression, economic inequality, and gender. Her award-winning 2006 book, Analyzing Oppression (Oxford University Press), examines the economic, social and psychological causes and effects of oppression. Her recent work concerns the moral value of capitalism, conceptions of domestic violence in international law, and the injustice of educational inequality.

Cudd has taught a wide variety of courses in philosophy and gender studies over the course of career. Her teaching incorporates innovative hybrid and experiential elements that challenge students to learn more deeply and think more critically. In 2001, while working at the University of Kansas, she was awarded the William T. Kemper Teaching Fellowship, KU’s highest teaching award, and in 2005 the Mortar Board Outstanding Educator Award.