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Princeton Day School Announces Elizabeth Monroe as New Dean of Students

Dr. Elizabeth Monroe, the newly appointed Dean of Students at Princeton Day School with Jason Robinson, Head of the Upper School, at left, and Paul Stellato, Head of School, at right

Current Faculty Member Will Take on New Position in

 2014-2015 Academic Year

Princeton –This week, Head of Upper School Jason Robinson announced that Dr. Elizabeth Monroe, Upper School Art History teacher, will serve as Dean of Students at Princeton Day School for the 2014-2015 school year. Dr. Monroe’s appointment is effective July 1, 2014.

In announcing the news of the appointment of Dr. Monroe to the Dean of Students position, Mr. Robinson remarked, “Elizabeth has distinguished herself as one of our finest educators who holds students to exacting standards while also providing them with unparalleled levels of support.  She is an accomplished scholar, a gifted teacher, and a warm, caring, accessible figure who connects effortlessly with a broad range of students.  We are supremely fortunate to have someone with her qualities serving as our next Dean of Students.”

Dr. Monroe has been a member of the Upper School faculty since 2010. A graduate of the Brentwood School in Los Angeles, Dr. Monroe went on to earn her B.A. from Bowdoin College, and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. Before coming to Princeton Day School, she served as a lecturer at Seton Hall University, and an assistant professor at the Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, and at the Pratt Institute. In addition, Dr. Monroe served as an editor at George Braziller Publishers, and is the author of essays that appear in the volumes, “Push Me, Pull You: Interaction, Imagination, and Devotional Practice in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art” and “Beyond the Yellow Badge: New Approaches to Anti-Judaism and Anti-Semitism in Medieval and Early Modern Visual Culture.”

In the role of the newly created Dean of Students position, Dr. Monroe will oversee Upper School student life, programming, and affective education at PDS. Working with students, faculty, and parents, the Dr. Monroe, as Dean of Students, will ensure the well-being of students, promote their engagement in school life, and, in general, build a student culture that embodies the mission and values of PDS.