Dr. Dan Prinzing
Education Director

Dr. Dan Prinzing is the Education Director for the Idaho Human Rights Education Center. Managing education partnerships and/or projects in China, Mexico, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Kenya, and Jordan, Dr. Prinzing directs efforts to increase the global perspective of Idaho’s students through curriculum integration that focuses on global cultures, global connections, and global issues in the belief that “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”

Dr. Prinzing has a BA in History Secondary Education, an MA in Curriculum and Instruction, an MA in History and Government, and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration. Prior to his current position at the Center, he was the Idaho State Department of Education’s (SDE) coordinator of civic and international education, the former SDE coordinator of social studies and curricular materials, and a language arts and history teacher in the Boise School District.