Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., is one of the nation’s leading scholars on issues related to racial inequality and policy aimed at improving education for all. Prior to coming to the University of Southern California (USC) to serve as the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops dean of the Rossier School of Education, he served as a professor of education and holder of endowed chairs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), New York University (NYU), Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of 15 books. His most recent book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Tough Questions and Complex Issues Confronting K-12 Education in the United States Today, with Rick Hess, was the winner of the American Association of Publishers Prose Award in 2021.

Noguera has served as an adviser to several states, school districts, foundations, and nonprofits. In 2022, he was appointed to the President’s National Commission on Equity and Excellence in Education for Hispanics. In 2014, he was elected to the National Academy of Education and Phi Delta Kappa honor society, and in 2020, Noguera was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received eight honorary doctorates from American universities, and 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 for his research and advocacy efforts aimed at fighting poverty. In 2023, he was ranked first in the nation for influence and impact in the field of education by Education Week