Incoming HGSE dean on his passion for education

Harvard President Drew Faust introduced James E. Ryan, a leading scholar of education law and policy, who will become the new dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) this fall, at a welcome ceremony in Gutman Library on Monday. Ryan, said Faust, has a “deep understanding and dedication to education and especially to the transformative power of education.”

Ryan, whose work focuses on educational opportunity, has discussed his new role with the Harvard Gazette.

(In a question-and-answer session here, Ryan discuss his vision. And the story on his appointment is here.)