Brian LaDuca

Education

• Ph.D. Educational Leadership, University of Dayton
• MFA Directing for Theatre and Film, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• BFA Theatre Studies, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Why do you teach at Earlham?

I am honored to serve as the AVP of Academic Affairs at Earlham because I believe in whole person education, in purpose driven learning and giving meaning to the skills and competencies that come with a world class liberal arts education.

About Me

Prior to arriving at Earlham in January, 2024, Dr. Brian LaDuca spent 11 years as the founding Executive Director of the Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation (IACT) at the University of Dayton. His ongoing research is focused on the relationship between necessary 21st Century skills in the workforce and competency-based curriculum in both secondary and post-secondary education institutions.

At the University of Dayton he was the lead architect for University of Dayton’s micro-credentials initiative, steered the ongoing city-wide collaboration of the GEM at the Dayton Arcade, raised nearly $500k in research money focused on transdisciplinary action research projects that looked to socially innovate the city of Dayton through design thinking practices, and graduated hundreds of students through IACT’s world-class applied creative skills and competencies.

Since 2015 he has presented his research and work across the world including keynote presentations and workshops in Mexico, Switzerland, Peru, and China. Brian in a native of Chicago, Illinois where he spent four years as Managing Director and faculty at the University of Chicago’s Theatre and Performance Studies program. He is lovingly supported by his wife Susie and his twin boys, Michelangelo and Joaquin and their sister, Giada.

Published works