ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews Research and Science Policy News​ Education Research Accolades​ ÐÜèÊÓÆµImportant Nominations ÐÜèÊÓÆµCalls ÐÜèÊÓÆµEditor Calls Beyond AERA In Memoriam ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News
Lori Patton Davis to Challenge Narratives Surrounding Brown v. Board of Education in 18th Annual Brown Lecture—Register Now In her Brown Lecture talk on October 21, Lori Patton Davis, professor of higher education and student affairs at Ohio State University, will challenge prevailing narratives surrounding Brown and introduce perspectives that might help account for our lack of progress—perspectives that typically are overlooked or erased in wider Brown discourses. Read more
Mark Wilson to Deliver ÐÜèÊÓÆµLindquist Lecture on November 15 Mark R. Wilson, a longstanding ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, will give the 2021 ÐÜèÊÓÆµE. F. Lindquist Lecture on November 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµReleases Summary Report of External Review of 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Following the ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, ÐÜèÊÓÆµleadership engaged the Center for Applied Research to conduct an independent performance assessment to evaluate what contributed to the virtual meeting’s underperformance and to determine what could be improved for future meetings. Read more
AERA-ICPSR-NSF PEERS Data Hub Will Hold No-Fee Workshop on the ProQual Institute for Research Methods on October 13 The AERA-ICPSR-NSF PEERS Data Hub will hold a no-fee workshop, “The ProQual Institute for Research Methods,” on October 13, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards 10 New Education Research Service Projects Grants ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced the recipients of 10 new Education Research Service Projects awards. Since its inception in 2012, the ÐÜèÊÓÆµERSP initiative has sought to support pro bono service and promote the value of such work widely in the education research profession. Read more
House Build Back Better Act Includes Funding for R&D Infrastructure Throughout September, the House has been working to advance the Build Back Better Act, a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package that includes many of President Biden’s priorities advanced in the proposals for the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan earlier this year. Read more
White House Issues R&D Priorities for FY 2023 On August 27, the White House Office of Management and Budget and Office of Science and Technology Policy released a memorandum to federal agencies to provide guidance on multi-agency research and development priorities for the FY 2023 Budget. Read more
Appointments Made to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology On September 22, President Biden announced 26 appointments to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Read more
Researchers Honored by Yidan and McGraw Prizes Several prominent education researchers received the highest of honors this month with two prestigious awards: the Yidan Prize and the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee for Graduate Student Council Welcomes Recommendations of Potential Candidates for Five GSC Offices—Extended Deadline: October 12.
AERA-NSF Grants Program, Dissertation and Small Research Grant Proposals—Deadline: October 5; watch the September 14
Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program—Deadline December 1; watch the September 23
2022 ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellows Nominations—Deadline: December 1
2022 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards Nominations—Deadline: December 1 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due November 17)
Review of Educational Research 2022–2024—Deadline: November 8
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 2023–2025—Deadline: Applications be will reviewed as soon as possible on a rolling basis or until the position is filled.
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
—December 30 and January 13 Deadlines
Roger Weissberg, 69, died on September 5. He was a distinguished professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago. Weissberg was an ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellow, founder of the ÐÜèÊÓÆµSocial and Emotional Learning Special Interest Group, and a member of ÐÜèÊÓÆµDivision H—Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools.
Hechinger Report, September 27
Yahoo!Finance, September 21
Psychology Today, September 17
Atlanta Black Star, September 17
Tech & Learning, September 16
Times-Call, September 12
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