William G. Durden

William G. Durden is president of Dickinson College and a 1971 Army ROTC graduate. A former executive director of The Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth, he also was a senior education consultant to the U.S. Department of State. Durden also served at the service of various U.S. ambassadors about the world on educational issues. He was simultaneously president of a division of the Sylvan Learning Systems Inc. (today Laureate Education Inc.) and vice president of academic affairs for the Caliber Learning Network — originally a joint venture of MCI and Sylvan. Durden is a signor of the Schall-Kiss letter, College Presidents for Gun Safety, and the Lee Pelton letter to President Obama – a pledge to lead campus discussions on gun violence in America.