Goucher College: Kent Devereaux To Be Inaugurated As Goucher College President

Press release from Goucher College:

September 8, 2021

Kent Devereaux will be officially inaugurated as the 12th president of Goucher College
on September 24, 2021. 

Kent Devereaux

After joining Goucher College in 2019, Kent Devereaux will be officially inaugurated
as the 12th president of Goucher College on September 24, 2021. The ceremony, which
was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place in Kraushaar Auditorium on the
Goucher College campus. In addition to government and community leaders, distinguished
guests will also include more than 30 college presidents and delegates representing
educational institutions from across the nation. The University of Maryland Baltimore
County President, Freeman Hrabowski, will give the keynote address.

Since joining Goucher as president, Devereaux has overseen the college’s complex response
to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, he has led the work on Goucher’s recently launched
new strategic plan, themed “Cultivating Global Changemakers,” to enhance student success,
expand global education, and emphasize inclusivity. Devereaux is also spearheading
the yearlong process to develop a new campus master plan, focusing on accessibility,
sustainability, and connectivity to the community.

“It is an honor to lead this distinguished liberal arts institution and to help charter
its strong future with rigorous new programs, innovative new partnerships, and strategic
capital investments,” says Devereaux. “Goucher’s distinctive emphasis on global education
and community-based learning helps our graduates develop the innovative thinking and
bold leadership that will be necessary to make an impact in our communities and the
world.”

Devereaux comes to Goucher with over 30 years of hands-on experience in higher education
strategic planning, curriculum innovation, and enrollment management, as well as fundraising
for nonprofit higher education institutions. He served previously as president of
the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA). His professional path also includes time
as a faculty member and chair of the Department of Music at Cornish College of the
Arts, as senior vice president and dean of curriculum at Kaplan University, and as
senior vice president for editorial and product development at Encyclopedia Britannica.

“After more than a yearlong delay due to the pandemic, we are pleased to officially
celebrate President Devereaux’s tenure at Goucher,” says Lisa Stromberg, Goucher College
Board of Trustees chair. “We are confident that Kent’s vision and leadership for the
college will continue the tradition of academic excellence and graduate success that
Goucher has earned for more than 135 years.”

For more information about the inauguration, visit https://blogs.goucher.edu/inauguration/.

After joining Goucher College in 2019, Kent Devereaux will be officially inaugurated
as the 12th president of Goucher College on September 24, 2021. The ceremony, which
was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place in Kraushaar Auditorium on the
Goucher College campus. In addition to government and community leaders, distinguished
guests will also include more than 30 college presidents and delegates representing
educational institutions from across the nation. The University of Maryland Baltimore
County President, Freeman Hrabowski, will give the keynote address.

Since joining Goucher as president, Devereaux has overseen the college’s complex response
to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, he has led the work on Goucher’s recently launched
new strategic plan, themed “Cultivating Global Changemakers,” to enhance student success,
expand global education, and emphasize inclusivity. Devereaux is also spearheading
the yearlong process to develop a new campus master plan, focusing on accessibility,
sustainability, and connectivity to the community.

“It is an honor to lead this distinguished liberal arts institution and to help charter
its strong future with rigorous new programs, innovative new partnerships, and strategic
capital investments,” says Devereaux. “Goucher’s distinctive emphasis on global education
and community-based learning helps our graduates develop the innovative thinking and
bold leadership that will be necessary to make an impact in our communities and the
world.”

Devereaux comes to Goucher with over 30 years of hands-on experience in higher education
strategic planning, curriculum innovation, and enrollment management, as well as fundraising
for nonprofit higher education institutions. He served previously as president of
the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA). His professional path also includes time
as a faculty member and chair of the Department of Music at Cornish College of the
Arts, as senior vice president and dean of curriculum at Kaplan University, and as
senior vice president for editorial and product development at Encyclopedia Britannica.

“After more than a yearlong delay due to the pandemic, we are pleased to officially
celebrate President Devereaux’s tenure at Goucher,” says Lisa Stromberg, Goucher College
Board of Trustees chair. “We are confident that Kent’s vision and leadership for the
college will continue the tradition of academic excellence and graduate success that
Goucher has earned for more than 135 years.”

For more information about the inauguration, visit https://blogs.goucher.edu/inauguration/.

This press release was produced by Goucher College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.