Kevin McClure

Kevin McClure is a Murphy Distinguished Scholar of Education and associate professor of higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. His teaching, writing and speaking focus on helping leaders create caring colleges and universities that prioritize employee wellbeing. A contributor to EdSurge and The Chronicle of Higher Education, Kevin is one of the nation’s leading experts on higher education leadership, management, and finance. He is the co-founder and director of public engagement for the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research center housed at Appalachian State University with the mission of increasing appreciation for and understanding of regional colleges and the communities they serve. Kevin earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. in international education policy from the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned his bachelor’s in history and Spanish language from the University of Richmond.