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Meet Lauren Onkey

Meet the new director of the George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts and Design.

Lauren Onkey began her tenure as director of the George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts and Design this summer. 

Before coming to GW, the longtime educator, scholar, producer and museum professional was a professor at Ball State University, vice president of education and public programming at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland and, most recently, senior director of NPR Music.

Get to know the new director of the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, from the first album she loved to her hopes for the school’s future.

Watch the video here.