Dean Tycie Coppett serves as our residential college Dean. Dean Coppett received her PhD from the University of Georgia (UGA) in Workforce Education. Prior to coming to Yale, Dean Coppett was a First-Year Senior Proctor of Harvard College, a First-Gen Low Income advocate at Harvard, and the Director of Master’s Studies at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard. In recognition of her contributions as a gifted adviser, Harvard awarded Dean Coppett the Star Family Prize for Excellence in Advising and the John R. Marquand Award for Excellence in Advising as a first-year proctor.
Dean Coppett was on UGA’s first women’s track and field team to win an SEC Championship. Dean Coppett enjoys traveling, CrossFit, cooking (cheesecake in particular), binge watching thriller and suspense movies on Netflix, puzzles, board games, and musicals.
The Dean’s Office is located on the first floor of Byers Hall.