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In 1996, professor Rebecca Allen became the first department chair of the Design | Media Arts department. Now, after professor Willem Henri Lucas steps down from the role, Allen has returned as the department chair. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)

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Rebecca Allen returns as Design | Media Arts department chair

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Professor Rebecca Allen remembers wondering if the computer was a tool artists could take advantage of. Joining the Design | Media Arts field before its title was established, Allen said this was still a time when computers were giant boxes in research labs.

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Rebecca Allen returns as Design | Media Arts department chair

By Natalie Green

Oct. 22, 2014 7:14 a.m.