James E. Ryan schloss sein Jura-Studium in Yale ab und arbeitete anschließend am Obersten Gericht der USA. Er war Professor an der University of Virginia.
Seit 2013 ist er Dekan der Harvard Graduate School of Education.
In dieser Funktion hielt er 2016 eine Graduiertenrede, um Absolventen Wesentliches auf den Weg in ihre Zukunft mitzugeben. Im Internet wurde sie bisher über 8 Millionen mal angeschaut.
Video An excerpt from Dean James Ryan's prepared remarks at the 2016 HGSE Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates dealing with five essential questions in life
Video James E. Ryan is the 11th dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A leading expert on law and education, Ryan has written extensively about the ways (...)
Video The University of Virginia Board of Visitors on Sept. 15, 2017, selected James E. Ryan as the University’s next president. A respected and accomplished educator and legal scholar, Ryan earned (...)
Video Dean James Ryan's prepared remarks at the 2016 HGSE Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates: "Welcome graduates, colleagues, family and friends. Congratulations to you all."
