Ethel Walker Appoints New Head of School

10/27/15 — Dr. Meera Viswanathan has been appointed as Head of The Ethel Walker School, effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Viswanathan will join Walker’s from Brown University, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian Studies. A lifelong educator and scholar, Dr. Viswanathan holds an undergraduate degree, M.A., and Ph.D. from Stanford University.

According to the chairs of the Board of Trustees and the Search Committee, Dr. Viswanathan’s “exceptional character and credentials” make her “the ideal person to lead Walker’s forward, and to continue the extraordinary work and momentum of the distinguished Heads who preceded her.”