Harvard Club of Dallas

James Ryan, an award-winning teacher who served on the University of VIrginia faculty, succeeded Kathleen McCartney as Dean of the Harvard School of Education in September, 2013.

Said Dean Faust:  "Jim Ryan is an outstanding scholar, teachers, and academic leader with a deep passion for improving education and for enhancing the interplay of scholarship, practice, and policy."  She is quoted as having been impressed by his seamless integration of the intellectual and the practical, his warm and open personal style, and his evident talent for drawing together people from different backgrounds, disciplines, and points of view."

Bio can be found here.