Bill McDiarmid is the dean of the School of Education at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Founded in 1885 as the Department of Pedagogy, the…
Earlier this year, Deans for Impact launched as an organization with 18 founding deans. Today, we are thrilled to take the next step in our…
We’re big on data here at Deans for Impact. Collecting, sharing, and using data to drive change is one of our guiding principles. There’s…
I’ve written quite a bit recently about the transformation of the medical education system in the U.S. around the turn of the century. In…
“We cannot improve at scale what we cannot measure.” So proclaim Tony Bryk and his colleagues at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of…
Curious who’s behind the Deans for Impact blog? To start, there’s the staff team at Deans for Impact:
Ben Riley, our executive director, has…
NPR recently aired a segment on the effects of race-conscious admissions bans in medical schools. While these bans were intended to create…
Southern Methodist University was a hub of energy and engagement for two days earlier this month when Deans for Impact brought together more than 40…
Flexner, I just can’t quit you.
A few weeks ago, Education Week was kind enough to run my op-ed on Abraham Flexner’s report on medical…
Welcome to the new Deans for Impact blog!
The member deans of Deans of Impact and its new staff are committed to four guiding principles that bring…
