Lucie Howell: Director
Ann Arbor, MI– Lucie Howell has joined the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History as Director, after serving as Chief Learning Officer at The Henry Ford Museum complex in Dearborn, MI.
For more than 25 years, she has focused her career on science education. At The Henry Ford, she led strategic efforts to reposition its focus from history education to a transdisciplinary learning environment incorporating science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and humanities disciplines.
Previously, Howell was the STEM Director at Teach for America, Director of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for STEM Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University, and the Academic Program Officer at the University of Michigan College of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach Pipeline Development.
The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (UMMNH) inspires curiosity, inviting both young and old to explore the natural world, and a planetarium to discover the universe and bring the latest in scientific research to the community. UMMNH opened its spectacular new facility in the Biological Sciences Building in 2019, featuring a design that blurs the boundaries between public spaces and research areas, putting science on display.
All-new exhibits and educational programs feature the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts’ world-class natural science collections, cutting-edge research by University of Michigan faculty, and interdisciplinary topics of global and local concern. For more information, visit https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh.
