The Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology announced that he is stepping down to pursue other interests, effective Nov. 1.
Richard Leventhal will stay on the School of Arts and Sciences faculty as a professor of anthropology and will remain a curator for the museum, he said.
He started his career at the museum in 2004 after serving as president of the School of American Research in Santa Fe. Prior to that, he served as director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA.
Leventhal's research focuses on ancient Mayan culture.
Anthropology professor Jeremy Sabloff will serve as the interim museum president until a permanent replacement is found.
