William O. George III, Ed.D., is the program director of the Educational Leadership and Ed.D. program and an associate professor at Monmouth University. He has spent more than three decades in public education, serving in a number of different roles throughout his career, including as superintendent of schools at the Hazlet and Middletown Public School Districts. He formerly served as president of the Monmouth County Superintendents’ Roundtable, was on the executive board for over 10 years, and most recently, served as administrator for Academic Success at the Monmouth Beach School District. Currently, George is interim superintendent for Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission (MOESC). George is passionate about the commitment to lifelong learning, leadership, and career readiness, and is an advocate for research-based practices that maximize student success.

Scholarly Articles

Mulvaney, T., George, W. O., Fitzgerald, J., & Morales, W. (Eds.). (2024) [Forthcoming]. Transformative Leadership and Change Initiative Implementation for P-12 and Higher Education. IGI Global.

George, W., Morales, W., Mulvaney, T., Tranchina, D. (2024). Developing Highly Effective  Adjunct Faculty in a HyFlex Ed.D. Program. Adjunct Faculty in Online Higher Education: Best Practices for Teaching Adult Learners (pp.66-84). IGI Global. 

George, W.O., George,  J., Morales, W. (2022). Alfred Pennyworth, a Superhero’s Mentor: Understanding Effective Mentorship Through Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. In Romagnoli, A., Pagnucci, G.(Eds.) . The Human in Superhuman. Rowman & Littlefield.

Henning, J., George, W., Mulvaney, T., Bragen, B. (2021). Teacher Candidate: Paid Professional in a School. In Polly, D., Burns, R., Garin,E. Badlall, B, (Eds.). Preparing Quality Teachers: Advances in Clinical Practice. Information Age Publishing. 

Henning, J.E., Bragen, B.F.  Mulvaney, T., George, W.O., III. (2018) A sustainable teacher residency: Designing paid internships for teacher education. School-University Partnerships 11(1).

Henning, J.E., Bragen, B.F., Jr., Mulvaney, T., George, W.O., III, Duffy, G., Aldarelli, E., Grabowski, C., Harriott, W., Riddle, M., Falco, J., Heaney, P., Earle, C., Foster, L., & Borlan, C. (2018). The Monmouth University partnership: Redesigning practice. School-University Partnerships. School-University Partnerships: The Journal of the National Association for Professional Development Schools, (11) 1, 3-8. 

Henning, J., George, W., Mulvaney, T., Bragen, B. (in press-2021). Teacher Candidate: Paid Professional in a School. In Polly, D., Burns, R., Garin,E. Badlall, B, (Eds.). Preparing Quality Teachers: Advances in Clinical Practice. Information Age Publishing