Biography

Mai Savelle is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.

Mai brings extensive experience in higher education leadership and administration. She specializes in faculty relations, strategic initiatives, institutional assessment and accreditation processes, performance optimization, and operational management. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts and her Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Psychology - Applied Developmental Science from the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development. 

Prior to her appointment as Assistant Dean, she served as Chief of Staff to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard and as a trusted advisor to executive leaders at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the University of Virginia. Along with her work in higher education, she was a community leader for the Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (MAUVSA), a 501(c)3 non-profit, dedicated to outreach and service to support education and empowerment in the Vietnamese community. Guided by a commitment to excellence in truth and service, Mai works to foster an environment where faculty, students, and staff can thrive.