Ramón Rivera-Servera appointed Dean of UT Austin's College of Fine Arts Rivera-Servera comes to UT Austin from Northwestern University. AUSTIN, TX .-The University of Texas at Austin has named alumnus Ramón H. Rivera-Servera as the next dean of the College of Fine Arts. His appointment will begin July 1. Rivera-Servera comes to UT Austin from Northwestern University, where he chaired the Department of Performance Studies and the Department of Theatre in the School of Communication. He was the first graduate of the Performance as Public Practice Ph.D. program in UT Austins Department of Theatre and Dance, and he will be the first Latino dean of the UT College of Fine Arts.