James Tracy

JAMES TRACY Cushing Academy 39 School Street Ashburnham, MA 01430 978/827-7100 jtracy@cushing.org PROFESSIONAL 2006-present Headmaster, Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, MA In first two years, raised $25m in new pledges, doubled annual fund, and oversaw from conception to implementation a major strategic initiative, including a formal affiliation between Cushing and Oxford University’s James Martin 21st-century School. 2000-2006 Headmaster, Boston University Academy Led seven-year-old school to achieve ranking by Boston Magazine as one of the top ten private schools in Massachusetts and by PrepReview, an independent organization, as the #21 private day school in the nation. 1993-1999 History Instructor, The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT 1994-1999 Associate, Bard College Center for Learning and Thinking 1994-1995 Visiting Fellow, Department of History, Yale University Have also taught American History at several colleges and universities, including Stanford University and Boston University. Also lecturer and conference presenter in field. EDUCATION 1993 M.A., Ph.D. in American History, Stanford University 2003 MBA (w/ certificate in Nonprofit Management), Boston U 2006 Ed.M., Policy, Planning, and Administration, Boston U PUBLICATIONS NAIS Guide to Change Management. (NAIS Press, forthcoming.) Editor and chapter contributor. A Guidebook to the NAIS Principles of Good Practice (NAIS Press, 2007). Editor and author of Preface. Dozens of articles and reviews published in American Historical Review, Boston Globe, Bostonia, Character, Independent School Magazine (eight articles), Journal of Education, Massachusetts Historical Journal, and others. Also wrote article for NAIS website on teacher retention. Articles in Independent School magazine: -“Called to Service: Republican Virtue and Independent Schools from the American Revolution to the New Millennium,” cover article for the “millennium issue,” Winter 2000. -“Accidental Privilege in a Crowded Biosphere,” Summer 2002. -“Meditation on Money,” Fall 2003. -“Speaking to the Next Generation,” Winter 2003. -“’The American Scholar’ in the 21st Century: Emerson’s Clarion Call of 1837 Reverberates Today,” Winter 2004. -“Blurring the Divide: The New Breed of College-Affiliated Schools,” Summer 2005. -“The Dynamo and the Singularity: Education in an Accelerating World,” Spring 2007. -“Finding Your Inner Hedgehog: The Case for Truly Strategic Planning in Tough Financial Times,” forthcoming Summer 2009. Direct Action (University of Chicago Press, 1996). Widely reviewed, including full-page review in The New York Times Book Review. Christmas Unwrapped: Consumerism, Christ, and Culture (Trinity Press, 2003). Co-editor; author of introduction and first chapter. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Educational/Curriculum Advisor, Singularity University, NASA/Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. Member of Leadership Council, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Massachusetts Association of Nonprofit Schools and Colleges. Founding Member and Member of the Board, Massachuestts Council for the Advancement of Private Education. Fellow and Member of Research Committee, Massachusetts Historical Association. Member of Education and Outreach Committee, Boston Athenaeum. Member, Education Advisory Board, Atlantic Philanthropies.

Making a difference through education in the face of the enormous challenges and opportunities of this century. When I became Headmaster of Cushing, I saw the potential to create a school that addres