Adrian Parr Zaretsky

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Dean, College of Design

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Adrian Parr Zaretsky, Dean, College of Design, University of Oregon

Adrian Parr Zaretsky is an internationally recognized philosopher, cultural thinker, and creative practitioner. Zaretsky is the Dean of the University of Oregon’s College of Design, Senior Fellow of DesignIntelligence, and UNESCO Chair on Water and Human Settlements. She is the founding signatory of the Geneva Actions on Human Water Security and helped found the National Dean’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative. Zaretsky has published eight books, produced four award-winning films, and exhibited her creative works at the European Cultural Centre’s Venice Art and Architecture Biennales.

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