Dr David M. Pomfret

Dr. Pomfret has a sustained record of teaching excellence, leadership in enhancement of student learning at all levels of the institution and a growing international recognition of his approach to teaching and learning as truly transformative. As a historian of youth, Dr. Pomfret is uniquely placed to contribute to an agenda of excellence in teaching and learning, and his scholarly interest in the changing nature of youth has led to a radical rethink of the history curriculum, and of the learning process. The depth of his engagement with students and reflections on their learning processes, the thoroughness with which he choreographs his teaching, the tirelessness with which he pursues perfection, and his remarkable record of sustained teaching excellence mark Dr. Pomfret as a highly unusual, talented and charismatic teacher.