Higher Education

Andrea Richards, PhD

is Core Faculty and Dean of Assessment and Student Learning. She is an expert in Academic Assessment, Research Methods and Cognitive Psychology

Luis Pedraja, PhD

has an impressive history of university administration and accreditation, scholarship and teaching. A short sampling of his expertise includes, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Higher Education Issues, and School Safety in Academic Environments.

Kathryn Pope, MFA

is Director of the Bridge Program which provides college classes to low-income adults in Los Angeles, at no cost to students. She is Head of the Creative Writing concentration within the BA in Liberal Studies and an expert in Educational Inequality.

J. Cynthia McDermott, EdD

is Professor and Chair of the MA in Education Department. McDermott, a Fulbright Scholar and founder of the Horace Mann Upstanders Children’s Literature Award, is an expert in Clinical Teaching Skills, Democratic Teaching Practices, and Faculty Governance.

MeHee Hyun, PhD

is Co-Chair of the BA in Liberal Arts program and has over 20 years of experience in the field of Higher Education. She is an expert in Diversity Issues in Organizations, Race Relations and Racial Identity, and Prior Learning.