Eunice E Santos

A nationally recognized leader in computational social systems and academic innovation, Dr. Santos joins Drexel from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she served as dean of the School of Information Sciences (iSchool) from 2019-2025. Her appointment reflects the University’s commitment to interdisciplinary education, research excellence and real-world impact at a moment of significant opportunity for engineering, computing and biomedical and information sciences. Dr. Santos’ vast scholarly contributions — for which she has been named a fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science — reflect the interdisciplinary breadth that defines the new College; she will hold faculty or courtesy faculty appointments in all three of its schools. Her work aligns closely with Drexel’s strengths in experiential learning and industry partnership, and with the reality that today’s most complex challenges — from artificial intelligence and robotics to medical devices and sustainable infrastructure — are solved by interdisciplinary teams that transcend traditional academic boundaries. Dr. Santos’ record of transformational leadership and programmatic growth positions her to lead the College at a defining moment.