April Hewell is the administrative specialist for Dr. Stephen Mihm and Dr. Adam Barb.

Dr. Mihm serves as the Associate Dean of the Humanities, which includes the Departments of Classics, Comparative Literature & Intercultural Studies, English, Germanic & Slavic Studies, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion, and Romance Languages as well as directors of interdisciplinary institutes, which includes African Studies Institute, Center for Asian Studies, Institute for African American Studies, Institute for Native American Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, and Wilson Center for the Humanities & Arts.  Dr. Mihm also oversees global engagement and the Franklin College Residential College, while contributing to the advancement of philanthropy and alumni relations.

Dr. Barb serves as the Associate Dean of the Biological Sciences, which includes the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Marine Sciences, Microbiology, and Plant Biology as well as the Physical and Mathematical Sciences, which includes the Departments of Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Statistics, and the School of Computing.