2023 Annual Meeting Presidential Program Theme Released; Call for Submissions Coming May 31​ In the 2023 Annual Meeting Presidential Program theme—“Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth”—ÐÜèÊÓÆµPresident Rich Milner calls on education researchers to “be at the center of co-constructing with communities agendas of consequence that have a real bearing on disrupting ableism, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination.”
The call for submissions will open on May 31 and close on July 27.
2023 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting to Be Held in Chicago and Online On April 13, ÐÜèÊÓÆµCouncil approved a resolution calling for the 2023 Annual Meeting to be held as a dual component meeting. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµLaunches 2022 Virtual Research Learning Series—Register Now ÐÜèÊÓÆµlaunched the 2022 Virtual Research Learning Series on May 18, offering four professional development courses on important education research topics. Taught by leading experts in the field, the series runs to June 23. Read more
Nine Education Researchers Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Nine education researchers, including former ÐÜèÊÓÆµPresident William F. Tate, have been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read more
More than 13,600 Education Researchers Gather in San Diego and Virtually for 2022 Annual Meeting​ The 2022 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting brought together nearly 13,700 scholars, graduate students, policy leaders, and practitioners in San Diego and online for the largest education research conference in the world. Attendees represented 75 countries. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2021–22​ President Na’ilah Suad Nasir Examines the Future of Education and Learning in a Multicultural Democracy​ In her presidential address, titled “A Vision for the Future of Learning,” ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2021–22 President Na’ilah Suad Nasir provided a thought-provoking and research-based assessment of how education and learning systems in the United States could be better organized for a multicultural democracy. Read more
JEBS Editor Team Extended and Expanded​ ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced that the current editorship of Steven Andrew Culpepper (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) for the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics has been extended one additional year through 2023. Joining Culpepper for the extended term will be Gongjun Xu (University of Michigan), who will serve as co-editor, effective immediately.​ Read more
Equitable Data Working Group Releases Report and Recommendations On April 22, the Biden administration announced the release of recommendations from the Equitable Data Working Group. Read more
Volunteer Reviewers for 2023 Annual Meeting—Deadline: June 8
AERA-NSF Dissertation and Research Grants—Deadline: June 15
ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning—Deadline: June 30
Review of Research in Education Volume 47: The Science of Learning and Development—Deadline: June 1
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Special Issue: Diagnostic Statistical Models—Deadline: August 1
Video: Celebrating the 2022 Annual Meeting
Videos and citations for the 2022 ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellows
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
The 2022 (SISRT) at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center offers high-quality, state-of-the-art, and rigorous graduate training in all phases of survey research, as well as in the use of new types of data and methods (web scraping, machine learning, and sensor data) for conducting social research. Courses are held between June 6 and July 29.
ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers who have recently passed away
Alexander “Sandy” Astin, 89, died on May 18. He was the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education and Organizational Change at the University of California, Los Angeles, and founder of the Higher Education Research Institute. Astin was an ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow and received the E. F. Lindquist Award in 1983.
Jerry P. Becker, 85, died on April 16. He was a professor of mathematics education at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Education.
Ronald K. Hambleton, 78, died on April 28. He was Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Hambleton was an ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow; received the E. F. Lindquist Award, presented jointly by ÐÜèÊÓÆµand ACT, in 2005; and served as awards chair for Division D—Measurement and Research Methodologies.
Gail McCutcheon, 81, died on May 8. She was a professor emerita at the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology.
Michael A. Olivas, 71, died on April 22. Olivas, Professor Emeritus at the University of Houston Law Center, was an ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow, received the ÐÜèÊÓÆµSocial Justice Award in 2014, and served on the ÐÜèÊÓÆµMinority Fellowship Selection Committee.
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Los Alamos Daily Post, May 19, 2022
The Sunday Post, May 18, 2022
Inside Higher Ed, May 18, 2022
Ebony, May 17, 2022
The Points Guy, May 17, 2022
Inside Higher Ed, May 16
Times Higher Education, May 11
The Daily Northwestern, May 10
The Hechinger Report, May 9
Tech & Learning, May 4
Education Week, May 3
Education Week, April 29
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Las Vegas Sun, April 24
APM Reports, April 23
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