PROVIDENCE – Stanford University professor of education Susanna Loeb has been chosen by Brown University to head its Annenberg Institute for School Reform, the school announced Monday.
University Provost Richard Locke said in a statement, Loeb “is a distinguished scholar and collaborative academic and administrative leader who brings to this role a depth of understanding about the application of research to affect policy development and change.”
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Loeb, whose tenure at the Ivy League school will begin July 1, 2018, will come into the role 18 months after the January 2017 publication of “The Annenberg Institute: A Road Map.”
The report, which had its foundations in a set of recommendations produced in a collaboration of university leaders, Annenberg staff and Brown faculty, refocused the center’s mission to alleviate education inequality in the nation’s schools.
As director, Loeb will work to build the center’s standing as a hub for interdisciplinary education scholarship. She will be responsible for organizing research and teaching activities, establishing faculty, postdoctoral fellow and student participation in the center, linking the center’s programming to undergraduate and graduate education and expanding its impact both locally and nationally.
She holds bachelor’s of arts (political science) and science (civil engineering) degrees from Stamford University as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Established in 1993 under initial leadership of Ted Sizer, the center’s direction was passed on to Warren Simmons in 1998. Under Simmons the center focused on building the capacity of school systems and communities to achieve equity and effectiveness to scale. Mike Grady, previously deputy director, has served as interim director since Simmons’ departure in 2015.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.
