India, Jan. 17 -- Sanjeev Kulkarni, who has served as dean of the faculty at Princeton University since 2017, will step down from his position at the end of the spring 2021 term and return to the faculty.

Kulkarni's time as dean of the faculty followed his tenure as dean of the Graduate School and caps 18 years of senior administrative service to the University. A valued member of the University's academic community, Kulkarni will return full-time to teaching, research and student mentorship. The University will undertake an open search to fill the dean of the faculty position.

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