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AERA Announces 2024 Fellows

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Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Their meaningful contributions to the education research field demonstrate the highest standards of academic excellence.

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Dr. Barbara Jones Appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work

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Barbara Jones Jones has served as the Lockhart Memorial Professor in Direct Social Work Practice, founding director of the Institute for Collaborative Health Research and Practice, and associate dean for health affairs at the University of Texas at Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

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Vanderbilt to Establish New Computing, AI, Data Science College

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The College of Connected Computing will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education through a “computing for all” approach. The idea of ‘computing for all’ is fundamental to the future of learning.”

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Research Course on African Americans in Education Convenes Ahead of AERA Conference

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Nearly 60 early career scholars and advanced graduate students from across the nation gathered in Philadelphia on Wednesday, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference to explore questions and methods related to the experiences of African Americans in education. Dr. Chance W.

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Research Course on African Americans in Education Held Ahead of AERA Conference

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Nearly 50 early career scholars and advanced graduate students from across the nation gathered in Chicago on Wednesday, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to explore questions and methods related to the experiences of African Americans in education. The 13th Asa G.

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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

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Strachan, who is a member of the Board of the Alabama Science Teachers Association (ASTA), holds a doctorate in science education from Morgan State University; a Master of Secondary Education (biology) from Alabama A&M; and a B.S. in biology from Mount Allison University. We have an academic adviser.

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Scholars of Urban Education Gather for Solutions-Based Conference

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That's been a requirement for Lewis, the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the executive director of the university's Urban Education Collaborative, the convener of the conference which first launched in 2014. Dr. Chance W.

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