Faculty Profiles

R. Anthony Rolle

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Dean and Professor, College of Education

Office: 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa campus, EDU 105

For appointments with the Dean, please contact Darla Null at dnull@usf.edu.
  

Biography

R. Anthony Rolle, PhD, is Dean of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 (USF) College of Education. An experienced leader with more than two decades of professional service to the field of education, Dr. Rolle has established a long-standing commitment to supporting student access for student academic success, faculty excellence in research and instruction, and increasing community engagement. 
 
As Dean of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Education, Dr. Rolle is responsible for leading the college鈥檚 2,200 students and 130 faculty members who are spread across USF鈥檚 three campuses. He also serves as a professor in the College of Education鈥檚 Department of Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning.
 
A former professor and department chair at USF, Dr. Rolle returned to the College of Education after serving as dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education & Professional Studies at the University of Rhode Island for four years. Prior to his tenure at the University of Rhode Island, Rolle also held leadership positions at the University of Houston and Texas A&M University.
 
Dr. Rolle is a nationally recognized scholar with expertise in K-12 education finance and economic policy. He has developed models to measure effectiveness and efficiency in public school systems, managed national and internationally recognized research projects for government and nonprofit organizations, increased endowed student scholarships, enhanced community partnerships, and supported faculty excellence in research and teaching on an international scale.
 
Dr. Rolle鈥檚 past professional service includes serving as President of the and as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Education Sciences. He serves on editorial and advisory boards for a number national education associations and is a research fellow for the Education and Public Interest Center and Education Policy Research Unit.


Education

  • PhD in Education Policy Studies, Indiana University
  • MPA, University of Washington
  • BS in Political Science, Santa Clara University

Selected Publications

Jones, B.A. and Rolle, R. A. (2016). . Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Rinck, J., Rolle, R.A., and Burrello, L.C. (2016). 鈥,鈥 pp. 49 鈥 82. In B.A. Jones & R.A. Rolle (eds.) Leading Schools in Challenging Times: Eye to the Future. A Volume in the Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions Series. Solutions Series. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Rolle, R.A. with Templeton, T.B. and Mata, S.G. (2016). 鈥.鈥 Educational Considerations, 43 (2), pp. 7 鈥 24.

Rolle, R.A. and Welsh, R.O. (2014). 鈥淓conomic Efficiency,鈥 pp. 249-251. In D.J. Brewer & L.O. Picus (eds.), . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Agosto, V. and Rolle, R.A. (2014). 鈥,鈥 pp. 293-310. In C. Grant & E. Zwier (eds.), Intersectionality and urban education: Identities, policies, spaces & power. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Rolle, R.A. and Jimenez-Castellanos, O. (2014). 鈥溾. Journal of Education Finance, 39 (3), pp. 203 鈥 221.

Rolle, R.A., Harris, P. and Burrello, L.C. (2012). 鈥,鈥 pp. 90-106. In L.C. Burrello, W. Sailor, and J. Kleinhammer-Trammill (eds.), Unifying Educational Systems 鈥 Leadership and Policy Perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge 鈥 A Taylor & Francis Group.

Agosto, V. and Rolle, R.A. (2012). 鈥,鈥 pp. 57-67. In Sanders, S. and Witherspoon, L. (eds.) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy, Practice, and Advocacy. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Rolle, R.A. (2012). 鈥溾 In Thro, W. (ed.) Debating Issues in American Education, Volume 6 鈥 School Finance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Rolle, R.A. and Wood, R.C. (2012). 鈥.鈥 Educational Considerations, 39 (2), pp. 20-29.