The Hotchkiss School, Head of School

We are pleased to announce that Hotchkiss’s Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Anne Bruder as the head of school, effective July 1, 2026.

Anne comes to Hotchkiss from Deerfield Academy, where she is currently dean of academic affairs. During her time at Deerfield, she has led significant pedagogical and curricular work with a parallel focus on the needs of students and adults. Before joining Deerfield, Anne spent 11 years at Berea College in Kentucky, a tuition-free liberal arts college for low-income students. She served as a professor of literature and writing and chair of the English Department. While at Berea, she created a unique bridge program for incoming first-year students that continues today and has substantially and quantifiably improved student outcomes. Early in her career, Anne spent two years at Hotchkiss teaching English, coaching lacrosse and soccer, and living in a dorm. 

Anne earned her B.A. in Religion at Middlebury College and later attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—where she completed a master’s degree and Ph.D. in English—followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Bryn Mawr College. 

Read the full announcement here.

Katie Rockman and Berkley Braden led this search with Gigi Mensah and Maria Connor.