Managed my first promotion case as Chair this year, and one of the things I did this spring was to send thank you letters to each of the external reviewers (as well as the good news).

This isn't meant to be a brag, but rather an observation that this sort of basic politeness ought to be normal.

I wouldn't entirely dismiss the possibility that this is a phish. Since I became chair, I've seen a whole bunch of emails allegedly from me to my colleagues asking if they're available, if they can join a "Tasks" spreadsheet, etc. It's made me become a lot more concrete in my own email practice...

Can confirm that this lecture is incredibly informative and useful. Our graduate students (and I) got a lot out of that 2022 "visit" 😉

Data retcon?

I expect it's more acute as a dean, but I feel the same uncanniness as chair. One of the challenges was learning how and when I was being addressed as the office rather than the human. (I'm still not always able to tell the difference.)

congratulations!