Erica Muhl, President's Office records, 2021-2023

Collection

Identifier: BCA-066

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises material created or compiled by Muhl during her tenure as Berklee's fourth president: meeting materials (agendas, attachments, memos, notes), area and project reports, remarks, inauguration ephemera, a bound copy of the score for Muhl’s “Smoke and Mirrors,” space allocation plans, some project files, and a carved artwork gifted to Muhl by a Berklee student. This collection contains no digital records.

Dates

Creation: 2021-2023

Creator

Muhl, Erica (Person)
Berklee. Office of the President (Compiler, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is closed for 30 years (with some personnel files restricted for 75 years) from date of creation except to senior leadership or by special permission from the Associate Director of Archives and Special Collections. Advance notice is required for access because materials are stored offsite.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials from Berklee Archives are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Permission to examine materials, or to obtain copies, does not imply the right to publish, exhibit, or broadcast them, in whole or in part. Visitors and researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, making fair use determinations, investigating the owner(s) of the copyright and, where necessary, obtaining permission for the intended use. For additional information regarding copyright, fair use, and reproduction services, please consult our

Biographical Note

Erica Muhl served as Berklee’s fourth president and first female president, assuming leadership in July 2021. As president of Berklee, Muhl helped return the institution to in-person instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic, created a new division called International Learning Environments (ILE), appointed several senior leadership positions, and launched a strategic planning process. Muhl departed Berklee in July 2023.

Formerly, Muhl served as the founding executive director and dean of the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation (IYA) at The University of Southern California (USC), the dean of the USC Roski School of Art and Design, and the associate dean of the USC Thornton School of Music, where she was also a professor of Composition. Muhl also maintained a career as a composer of contemporary music.

Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet (2 half-size manuscript boxes, 1 flat storage box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection primarily contains meeting materials and notes, area and project reports, remarks, inauguration ephemera, an original score, and select project files created or compiled by Muhl during her tenure as Berklee's fourth president.

Arrangement

Processing staff grouped folders containing like record types, but materials have not been further arranged.

Custodial History

Materials were maintained in the Office of the President (OOTP) by Muhl and collated by OOTP staff following her departure.

Acquisition Note

Transferred from the Office of the President, November 2, 2023.

Related Materials

See also

BCA-014 Berk Family collection for records related to the College's first and second presidents and BCB-001 Governance records collection for administrative and business documents from executive Conservatory leadership.

Other Conservatory presidential collections include:

BCB-013 Julius Eichberg collection

BCB-014 Agide Jacchia collection

BCB-015 Albert Alphin collection

BCB-016 Richard Ortner papers

Separated Materials

Processing staff removed and securely destroyed confidential prospect files. Three Berklee hats were removed from the collection and assigned to the Berklee artifacts collection.

Processing Information

Materials were assembled by OOTP and transferred to the Archives in labeled folders or binders but in no discernable order. Processing staff transferred materials into acid-free folders and boxes, grouping like record types where distinguishable, but otherwise imposed no further arrangement.