John Murnane began teaching history at Worcester Academy in 1997. He has a B.A. from Salem State College, an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from Clark University. Chair of the History and Social Sciences Department and Director of the “Open Gates” program at WA, Dr. Murnane is also a part-time Instructor of History at Fitchburg State College and an AP consultant and reader for the College Board in World History. He has published articles in the New England Regional World History Association Newsletter, The History Teacher, World History Connected, All About Jazz and Jazz Times (see Research/Publications tab above). Dr. Murnane also co-presented a workshop at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) conference in Boston in March, 2006, called “From Meat and Potatoes to a 21st Century Curriculum,” which looked at and contextualized the major changes involving Worcester Academy’s curriculum over the last five years. Dr. Murnane served as the Arts and Humanities Curriculum Coordinator at Worcester Academy for two years (2004-6). He lives in Fitchburg with his two sons and plays the saxophone and the clarinet.
