ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights - January 2024

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights - January 2024
 
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January 2024


ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews

ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2024 Election Underway—Vote by February 16
The ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2024 election opened on Thursday, January 18, with voting conducted by electronic ballot. Read more

Kimberlé W. Crenshaw to Deliver Opening Keynote Lecture at the 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting
ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, a pioneering scholar and writer on civil rights, critical race theory, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism, and the law, will deliver the Opening Plenary Keynote Lecture at the 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting. Read more

Ladson-Billings to Deliver 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting
Celebrated scholar Gloria Ladson-Billings will deliver the ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture at the 2024 Annual Meeting, to be held April 11–14 in Philadelphia. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2024 Annual Meeting Program Now Open
The online searchable program for the 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting is now open. Read more

Site to Create Content for 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµInteractive Presentation Gallery Opens February 7
On February 7, the first-listed author of each paper to be presented at the 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting—whether in a poster session, paper session, roundtable, symposium, structured poster session, or working group roundtable session—will receive an email invitation to create their presentation for display in the ÐÜèÊÓÆµi-Presentation Gallery. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnounces New Cohort of Deeper Learning Fellows
ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas selected six new fellows for the ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning. Read more

​Compelling Lineup of Professional Development Courses Unveiled for Annual Meeting
The 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting in Philadelphia will feature a program of 12 professional development and training courses covering topics in education research design; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods; meta-analysis; and other data analysis techniques. Read more


ÐÜèÊÓÆµinvites applications for the ÐÜèÊÓÆµCongressional Fellowship Program. Applications are due by February 7, 2024. Read the Call for Applications for more information.

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµPublications

ER Editors Share Their Vision for Their Term
The editor-in-chief and coeditors of Educational Researcher—Nicholas A. Bowman, Olusola O. Adesope, Brian P. An, Royel M. Johnson, Angela Urick, and Anjalé D. Welton—have shared their vision for ER during their term (2024–2026) in an Editors’ Introduction, now available open access online. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµOnline Paper Repository Downloads Exceed 100,000
ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced that downloads from AERA’s open access Online Paper Repository have now exceeded 100,000. Read more


Research and Science Policy News

ÐÜèÊÓÆµProvides Comments to NSF on Public Access Plan 2.0
On January 19, ÐÜèÊÓÆµsubmitted comments in response to the Request for Information from the National Science Foundation on the agency’s Public Access Plan 2.0. Read more

NBES Meeting Includes Conversation with Friends of IES, Discussion of Executive Director Appointment
The National Board for Education Sciences, the advisory board for the Institute of Education Sciences, held its most recent meeting on January 29. Read more
Longtime U.S. Statistician Katherine Wallman Dies
Katherine Wallman, former chief statistician of the United States, died on January 17 at the age of 80. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow Okhee Lee Appointed to NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow and former Council member Okhee Lee has been appointed to the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering for a three-year term. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµCalls for Submissions

Congressional Fellowships—Deadline: February 7

ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning—Deadline Extended: March 4
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ÐÜèÊÓÆµPublications Calls

Call for Editors: American Educational Research Journal 2025–2027

Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2026, 2028

Review of Research in Education Volume 49 (2025) Call for Proposals: Equitable Educational Systems that Cultivate ThrivingDeadline Extended and Call for Proposals Updated: February 8


New on the ÐÜèÊÓÆµWebsite

ESSAY: Jennifer Delaney, editor of the ÐÜèÊÓÆµbook Volatility in State Spending for Higher Education, examines how long it takes to restore state spending on higher education in a piece for The Academic Minute.


Beyond AERA

Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.

for the Yidan Foundation Prizes for Education Research and Education Development are open until March 31.


In Memoriam

ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers who have recently passed away

Mark A. Albanese, 72, died on December 31. He was director emeritus of testing and research at the National Conference of Bar Examiners and emeritus professor of population health and educational psychology at the Schools of Medicine and Public Health and Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Roger E. Kirk, 93, died on December 30. He was an emeritus distinguished professor of psychology and statistics at Baylor University. Kirk was an ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow and a member of Division D–Measurement and Research Methodology.

Tatiana Melguizo, 55, died on January 10. She was a professor at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.


ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News

Recent media coverage of ÐÜèÊÓÆµand AERA-published research


Best Colleges, January 30


Education Week, January 29


HR Review, January 22


Education Week, January 17


The Academic Minute, January 16
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Forbes, January 15


National Endowment for the Arts Blog, January 11


Thomas B. Fordham Institute “Flypaper” Blog, January 11


Big Think, January 10


Education Week, January 10


Tampa Bay Times, January 4


The Palm Beach Post, January 4


Inside Higher Ed, January 4


Toronto Star, January 4


eCampus News, January 3


The Philadelphia Tribune, January 2


The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, January 1


NewsCenter 1, January 1


Free Malaysia Today, December 27


Lao Dong, December 27


Yahoo!, December 23

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights is published by the ÐÜèÊÓÆµ monthly to inform members and others interested in education research about the latest news and developments in ÐÜèÊÓÆµand in the field.

Editor: Felice J. Levine
Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk
Contributors: Nathan Bell, Marla Koenigsknecht, Audrey Poe, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager