Kent Devereaux

Devereaux served on the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the California Institute of the Arts.

While serving as Senior Vice President of Editorial and Product Development at Encyclopædia Britannica, Devereaux helped transform the publisher from a print to online business.[1] He subsequently served as Senior Vice President and Dean of Curriculum at Kaplan University from 2001 to 2008. Devereaux was Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Cornish College of the Arts[2] from 2008 to 2014. While there, he curated the college’s presenting series, Cornish Presents, and co-founded and directed the Seattle Jazz Experience youth jazz festival.[3]

Devereaux joined the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) as president in 2015.[4] Devereaux’s initiatives at NHIA included co-founding the Manchester Cultural District Coalition, which advocated for the city to establish an official cultural district,[5] the launching of a new Certificate in Creative Placemaking program,[6] and the formation of an academic partnership with the University of New Hampshire at Manchester.[7] When arriving at NHIA in 2015, Devereaux said "Where we haven’t been as successful is in marketing all that we are and what we offer" and “We’re quite confident we’ll see enrollment growth and financial stability...We’ve been around for 117 years. We’re not going anywhere.” https://manchesterinklink.com/rebirth-of-nhia-after-near-merger-shifting-priorities-means-closing-art-shop-layoffs-new-positions/ In 2019, he announced the merger of NHIA and New England College. https://www.concordmonitor.com/NEC-New-England-College-Henniker-arts-22504707 In June 2019, he announced he was leaving New Hampshire Institute of Art. https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/in-wake-of-merger-new-hampshire-institute-of-art-president/article_bce2686e-0c88-5190-a4ea-99b57443aeef.html

On June 13, 2019, the Goucher College Board of trustees announced that Devereaux would become President of the college on July 1, 2019.[8][9]

As a composer and director,[10] Devereaux’s work includes collaborations with artists from around the world and performances at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the Walker Arts Center. He has been a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was also honored with the Cornish College of the Arts Distinguished Alumni Award.