Get to know Shanna Hagan-Burke, the new Dean of Baylor’s School of Education. She came to Baylor this summer after university roles at Texas A&M University, the University of Oregon and University of Georgia, and taught children with behavioral challenges for many years in her native Florida. In this Baylor Connections, Dr. Hagan-Burke tells about a unique parental introduction to the University that helped draw her to Baylor, shares experiences that shaped the ways she approaches higher education leadership, examines the School of Education’s contributions to Tier 1 research and more.