Lori Beth Way is Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning and Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. She was an American Council on Education Fellow from 2012-2013. She won the California State University system-wide Wang Family Outstanding Staff Performance award in 2019 for her leadership at San Francisco State and her contributions to the CSU system. As dean she oversees academic advising, tutoring, curricular development, the general education program, the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, first-year experience, academic program review and serves as the institution’s accreditation liaison officer. Dean Way also co-leads the campus student success and graduation initiative.