![Karen Laughlin, who arrived at FSU in 1982 as an assistant professor of English, served as Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the past 17 years.](https://news.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/karen-laughlin-3x2-1.jpg)
Florida State University is mourning the loss of Dean of Undergraduate Studies Karen Laughlin — an influential, tireless and dedicated educator who, for almost four decades, helped define the very nature of an undergraduate education earned by countless FSU students.