Bill Durden holds the title of President of the International Universities Alliance, and the Chief Global Engagement Officer of Shorelight Education. He also serves as the Joint Appointment Professor (research) for the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, and President Emeritus of Dickinson College. Formerly, Durden was Founding Director for the Johns Hopkins university Center for Talented Youth and a member of the German Department. He also chaired the faculty Fulbright Advisory Committee (Council for the International Exchange of Scholars) and was a trustee of the Institute of International Education.