Tag: American Educational Research Association

News Roundup

American Educational Research Association Announces 2021’s Fellows

Having demonstration “distinguished and sustained research achievements,” 19 scholars have been named AERA Fellows by the American Educational Research Association. They join the 676 current AERA Fellows. “We are delighted to honor these highly accomplished scholars for their contributions to education research and their commitment to the field,” said AERA Executive Director Dr. Felice J. […]

July 13, 2021

Community Colleges

Study Finds Connection Between Public Community College Promise Programs and Enrollment Increases

A new study funded by the American Educational Research Association found a correlation between public community college promise programs and an increase in enrollment among female and underrepresented students.

October 25, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

Study Finds Evidence That Counters Legal Complaints Filed Against Yale and Harvard

A new study found evidence that counters legal complaints that Asian American students faced consequences if they were not admitted and or did not attend their first-choice school, according to the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The two complaints, filed by the Coalition of Asian American Associations and the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE), […]

August 24, 2020

Community Colleges

AACC, Other Conferences Cancelled Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Hours after the American Council on Education (ACE) on Monday canceled its annual conference, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) followed suit canceling or postponing their own annual events in the face of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

March 10, 2020

News Roundup

Na’ilah Suad Nasir Voted President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association

Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir was voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She will assume her new role at the end of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. Currently, Nasir is the president of the Spencer Foundation. During the course of her career, she has also worked as the Birgeneau Chair in Educational Disparities […]

March 1, 2020

Faculty & Staff

The Price of Engagement

One aspect of being a graduate student that I will truly miss are the discounted membership and registration rates for professional and academic associations. I have benefited tremendously from the affordable rates and have been able to present research and network with colleagues throughout the nation. While I understand the need for a higher membership and conference registration rate for non-graduate students for the financial health of the organization, the unspoken truth of needing to engage in several of these organizations can quickly become costly.

December 18, 2019

STEM

Scholars Examine Segregation of Latino K-12 Students

As Latino children entered elementary schools this fall, they were likely to encounter fewer White students than they would have a generation ago, based on a recently published academic study. However, the same research found that low-income students of all racial groups were more likely to share classrooms with middle-class pupils than in previous decades.

October 3, 2019

News Roundup

Recipients of 2019 AERA Awards for Excellence in Education Research Announced

More than 15 scholars have been announced as recipients of the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) awards for excellence in education research. The association recognized the winners for their scholarship and service during the AERA Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony and Celebration on April 7 in Toronto, Canada. Some of this year’s winners include: Dr. […]

April 6, 2019

African-American

A Product of South Carolina

Despite his meteoric rise through the ranks of academia, Dr. James L. Moore III, isn’t shy about reminding anyone who he comes into contact with, that he’s a product of South Carolina.

September 27, 2018

Latest News

Scholar Inspires Next Generation of Researchers

Even though Dr. James Earl Davis grew up in the rural South, near Huntsville, Alabama, he has always loved cities. Now, Davis — a prolific researcher and teacher — uses urban spaces as a platform for his scholarship at Temple University, where he holds the Bernard C. Watson Endowed Chair in Urban Education and is a professor of higher education and educational leadership.

September 20, 2018

Latest News

Report: Multilingual Students Made ‘Remarkable’ Progress

A new report based on data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress challenges a widespread perception that multilingual students in the United States consistently perform poorly, muster only marginal academic progress and are being failed by school systems.

June 23, 2018

Opinion

Tension By Choice: Reflecting on Code-Switching and Living Two Lives

Although I recognize that many first-generation students experience code-switching and feeling out of place when visiting home after having gone to college, the tension I feel now is a choice I am making.

April 18, 2018