Dillard holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Language, Literacy and Culture from Washington State University, and was most recently the Mary Frances Early Professor in Teacher Education at the University of Georgia. Dillard tells The Skanner why Seattle University, a private Jesuit school with a student enrollment of about 7,500, is a progressive hub on the cusp of exciting changes – and why an equitable education system must include “inviting Blackness to show up.”
College of Education Dean
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
I am pleased to announce that following an extensive national search, Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard has been appointed Dean of Seattle University’s College of Education. Dr. Dillard will be joining us from the University of Georgia, where she currently serves as the Mary Frances Early Professor in Teacher Education.
Dr. Dillard brings to Seattle U and the College of Education a wealth of experience as a proven leader. She has served in a number of key academic posts in higher education, including, among others, Chair of the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University of Georgia and Associate Dean for Equity and Diversity at The Ohio State University.