Author & Instructor

As vice provost of Berklee College of Music, Robert Lagueux oversees faculty development, graduate programs, academic programs, planning, and curriculum, the library and learning resources, and concert operations. He received his bachelor’s degree in music and history from Harvard University and his MPhil and PhD degrees in music history from Yale University. While at Yale, he worked extensively with the Yale Graduate Teaching Center and was editor and coauthor of Becoming Teachers, the university’s official teaching guide for graduate students.

Instructor

With more than 20 years of experience in higher education administration and leadership development, Roya Hu serves as the Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Bowdoin College and a graduate degree in business with a concentration in the public/non-profit sector from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. In her role, Roya oversees the design and implementation of faculty learning and development opportunities across all Berklee campuses. She manages faculty development grants, supports sponsored research and creative scholarship, advises faculty on promotion and sabbatical processes, and leads high-profile community-building and professional development events. Additionally, she serves as a Fulbright Program Advisor for the US Student Program, and is a course author and instructor for Berklee Online.

Instructor

Becky Prior is the associate director of institutional research in Berklee's office of Institutional Research and Assessment. Her areas of specialty include survey research and data analysis, with a particular interest in diversity and inclusion. Most recently, she co-authored the BerkleeICE report on women in the music industry. She holds an M.A. in Comparative Literature from University of Colorado Boulder, and a B.A. in English from University of Massachusetts Amherst.