Centennial Symposium Features Visiting School Heads
Some heads of schools that are connected to universities will present a panel discussion at USN on February 2.
Vince Durnan invited the heads of the schools he examined while researching and writing his dissertation, Cases in Partnership with Independent Schools and Universities, to visit Nashville for a symposium in honor of our Centennial.
On February 2, the panel will convene in the auditorium for a discussion moderated by Patrick Schuermann, Director, Independent School Leadership Master’s Degree Program.
School heads attending include:
David Magill, retired, Lab School, University of Chicago
James Berkman, Boston University Academy
Jerome Chermak, University School, Nova Southeastern University
Aliza Ahmed '26, Uma Ehrig '26, Victor Peng '26, Ruchika Ramachandran '27, and Yvonne Wang '27 participated in the Asian Educators Alliance conference this year in Atlanta, Georgia.
Anna Brook '30, Claire Yu '30, Clio Cherry-Pulay '29, and Liam Mooney '28 took him the championship during the 4th annual USN Middle School Quiz Bowl Championships. Two teams will travel to Chicago to compete in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments Middle School National Championships on Saturday, May 10.
Cpl. Robert Gibson joined University School of Nashville in November as a School Resource Officer, a certified police officer who is primarily assigned to a school and provides safety and security-related functions, including emergency response, safety training, traffic direction, and patrol functions.
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