Dr. Dan Garvey is a distinguished educator, administrator, and global education leader whose career spans more than five decades of service in higher education, nonprofit leadership, experiential learning, and social change. He earned his Ph.D. in Education with a focus on Social and Multicultural Foundations from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he explored the moral development of college students through cross-cultural experiences—work that has shaped his lifelong commitment to experiential and transformative education. Dr. Garvey previously completed an M.A. in Social Change at the Cambridge–Goddard Graduate School and a B.A. in Sociology at Worcester State University. His professional journey includes serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prescott College, Associate Dean and Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, and Executive Director of the Association for Experiential Education. His leadership in international education is equally notable, with multiple appointments as Executive Dean for Semester at Sea, guiding global academic voyages across dozens of countries and overseeing teams of students, faculty, and staff.
“The Prescott College community has achieved so much in its brief 60 years. I’d like to recognize our accomplishments but envision that the best is still ahead of us. There may never have been a time when the values and contributions of our college have been more needed in American education.”
Dr. Dan Garvey President
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