Emeritus Professor, Former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
Nominated By: Steve Harmon Wilson
Dr. Barbara Leigh Smith has been a leading researcher, promoter, and practitioner of student-centered learning communities since the 1970s. A founding director of the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education at Evergreen State, she co-directed the National Learning Communities Project from 2000 to 2004.
