Aaron Stoller is a philosophical practitioner working to change the cultures and structures of higher education to empower students. His research contributes broadly to the field of critical university studies where he focuses on questions pertaining to the sociopolitical and organizational contexts of learning, the role of universities within democratic knowledge economies, the epistemic cultures of the disciplines, and organizational change in higher education.
He has published 20 academic articles and 2 books on issues as diverse as pedagogy and curriculum theory, the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity, organizational learning, and the aims of higher education. He currently serves as Associate Vice President of Student Success at Colorado College and is a faculty member in the Education department. He also holds a faculty affiliation in the Leadership and Integrative Studies program at Arizona State University.
He holds a B.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Arizona, an M.Div. from Wake Forest University, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Social Theory from the ASPECT Program at Virginia Tech.