The E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative, a unique fine arts alliance established in 1996, links UMSL and 26 area arts organizations, including the St Louis Symphony and Opera Theatre St Louis, to schools in under-resourced school districts in the metropolitan area. In keeping with the Des Lee Collaborative Vision, the candidate will be broadly interactive and interdisciplinary, with demonstrated interest in engaging scholars across fields and connecting the arts to the wider public through sustained, collaborative, and mutually beneficial work.