Dr. Keri O'Neal has been appointed as the new Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS) at California State University, East Bay. Dr. O'Neal has served as the Interim Dean of CLASS at Cal State East Bay since July of 2024. She previously served Cal State East Bay as Director of Faculty Development, where she designed and led faculty development programs and expanded department offerings through strategic partnerships across campus. Prior to that position, she served the university as Chair of the Department of Human Development and Women's Studies from 2014 through 2021, during which time she helped to increase departmental enrollment from 417 to 633. Dr. O'Neal earned her B.S. in Psychology from Northern Arizona University, her M.S. in Family Resources and Human Development from Arizona State University, and her Ph.D. in Human Development from Texas Tech University.