Pedro Antonio Noguera, Ph.D.
Dean, Rosser School of Education
University of Southern California
Pedro Noguera is one of the nation’s leading scholars on issues related to race, inequality, and education. Since 2020, he has served as the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC). Previously, he served as a professor of education and holder of endowed chairs at UCLA, NYU, Harvard University, and the University of California, Berkeley. A sociologist, education researcher, and former public school teacher, Noguera is the author of 15 books, including the award-winning A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Tough Questions and Complex Issues Confronting K-12 Education in the United States Today, written with Rick Hess and published in 2021.
Noguera has worked as an advisor to the state departments of education in Washington, Oregon, New York, and Rhode Island, as well as several large urban school districts throughout the country. In 2022, he was appointed to President Biden’s National Commission on Hispanics and served as the co-chair of the state of California’s Black Student Achievement Taskforce.
Noguera was elected to the National Academy of Education and Phi Delta Kappa honor society, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received awards from the Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at NYU.
In 2023, Noguera was ranked first in the nation for influence and impact in the field of education by Education Week.