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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

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Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M. Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position.

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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

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From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the pattern is clear: dismantle the very systems designed to ensure equity and opportunity in education.

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Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership

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Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of MissouriSt. Louis, has been elected as the next president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). My background directly informs my work and my approach to educational research," said Morris. "I Morris, the E.

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Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, University of Southern California

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She is the executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Previously, she served as department head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at NC State University. DeCuir-Gunby is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association (APA).

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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

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DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Her research has been cited in more than 9,000 published studies. She will replace Dr. Shaun R.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. With a budget of approximately $1.8

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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With the demise of affirmative action, threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), and policies in higher education there might not be an immediate increase in the number of Black men seeking to enroll in higher education.