Dean, School of Education

Johns Hopkins University seeks the next dean of the School of Education. The leadership role requires a visionary leader with a distinguished record of achievement in research, education, and administration who demonstrates innovative thinking, entrepreneurial drive, and a deep commitment to academic distinction and interdisciplinary collaboration. The ideal candidate will be future-oriented, guiding people toward a shared vision while bringing the community along through engaging storytelling and a spirit of curiosity and humility.

Founded in 2007, the School of Education has achieved a period of remarkable progress and recognition, building upon the foundation of a century of Johns Hopkins' preparation of educators to make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and adults. The School is driving evidence-based change in our schools and communities and is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's best education schools.

The School's achievements include distinguished research and development centers, a large and growing sponsored research portfolio ($47M in new awards in FY25), Henderson-Hopkins—a K–8 public contract school serving East Baltimore—and world-renowned graduate programs, including several master's degrees, an individually tailored PhD program, and a fully online EdD. These programs prepare professionals to work across a variety of settings, including early childhood centers, K-12 schools, community mental health agencies, hospital settings, and higher education institutions.

The School, located on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland, with satellite campuses in Washington, D.C., enrolls approximately 1,100 students each year and maintains a global alumni network of over 24,000 that is actively engaged in shaping student outcomes and influencing education policies around the world. Due to generous gifts, the School has secured its first three endowed professorships, completely renovated its facility on the Homewood Campus, and expanded financial aid while introducing innovative new master's programs designed to equip education professionals with research-driven training.

In 2024, Johns Hopkins' Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed the establishment of the School's inaugural tenure committee, a milestone for maintaining the highest standards of faculty excellence. The School is home to numerous important research centers: the Center for Research and Reform in Education, the Center for Social Organization of Schools, the Center for Technology in Education, the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, and Institute for Education Policy.

From educational pluralism to the turnaround of troubled school programs, faculty members are bringing cutting-edge ideas to school reform that are being recognized as national and international models.

John Hopkins University was founded as the nation's first research university on the principle that pursuing big ideas and sharing knowledge make the world a better place. The University has approximately 6,500 faculty, 6,200 undergraduate students, and 17,600 graduate students arrayed across 260 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Perennially ranked as the nation's leader in annual research expenditures, the University has consistently achieved this standard through excellent academic leadership, committed faculty and students, innovative international programs, high levels of collegiality, and exceptional interdisciplinary collaboration.

The University's endowment is approximately $13.1 billion. Together, the Johns Hopkins Institutions, which includes the university and the Johns Hopkins Health System, are the largest private employer in Baltimore and Maryland and have broad economic, social, and cultural ties to its hometown. Johns Hopkins employs 58,000 people across Maryland, and delivered an estimated $40 billion in economic impact in Maryland in 2024.

The dean will lead the School of Education through this crucial period of strategic implementation and institutional renewal, driving distinctiveness and pursuing excellence while nurturing a cohesive…