Sarah Cole is a U.S. writer and academic administrator specializing in British literature from the 19th and 20th centuries. She is the incoming interim dean of the Columbia University School of the Arts. Cole is a Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Dean of Humanities in the Columbia University faculty of arts and sciences.
Cole earned a B.A. in English from Williams College. [1] She completed a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. [1] She is the Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Dean of Humanities at Columbia University.. [1] In July 2023, Cole was announced as the incoming interim dean of the Columbia University School of the Arts, succeeding Carol Becker. [2] She assumes the role on September 1, 2023. [2]