COE Faculty Profile

Lynn Beckwith, Jr., Ed.D.
Endowed Professor of Urban Education and Affiliate Professor
Division of educational leadership and policy studies

Email: beckwithll@msx.umsl.edu
Office: 264 Marillac Hall
Phone: 314-516-6097

Lynn Beckwith, Jr. serves as the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education in Connection with the St. Louis Public Schools. In this role, he serves as a liasion between faculty in the College of Education and central office administrators and principals in the St. Louis Public Schools as well as with inner ring urban/suburban districts.

Dr. Beckwith received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Harris Teachers College and the Master of Education and the Doctor of Education Degrees from St. Louis University.

Dr. Beckwith is a career educator. He served for 31 years in the St. Louis Public Schools as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, director of federal programs ans executive director of state and federal programs. He subsequently served for 8 years as superintendent of schools in the School District of University City.

After 39 years of service in K-12 education, Dr Beckwith was appointed superintendent in residence at UMSL in 2000. In 2004, he was appointed interim endowed professor of urban education and in 2006 was appointed the endowed professor of urban education.

Dr Beckwith speciality is in principal preparation programs particularly in urban school districts

• Administration
• Black Education
• Collaboration
• Desegregation
• Elementary Schools
• Principals
• School/Teacher Effectiveness
• Staff Development
• Supervision