Call for Nominations

2011 Brown Lecture in Education Research

American Educational Research Association
Deadline: January 14, 2011

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) seeks nominations for the Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research. This public Lecture features important research that advances understanding of issues related to equality and equity in education. The Lectureship was inaugurated in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court took scientific research into account in issuing its landmark ruling. The Lecture will be delivered in October 2011 in Washington, D.C. The lecturer receives an honorarium of $1,000 and coverage of travel expenses.

Each year, a distinguished scholar notable for producing significant research or lines of research related to equality in education is invited to give the Brown Lecture. AERA members are invited to submit nominations. All nominations must include a brief resume (no longer than one page) and a one-page statement on the nominee, the nominee’s research, and how the nominee’s research meets the objectives and purposes of the Lectureship.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 14, 2011. Nominations can be submitted by e-mail to brownlecture@aera.net or by U.S. mail to Brown Lecture, American Educational Research Association, 1430 K Street, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005.

Each year the Selection Committee consists of the AERA President and President-Elect, the Chair of the Social Justice Action Committee (SJAC), two additional members of the SJAC, the Director of Social Justice and Professional Development, and the AERA Executive Director. The Chair of the Social Justice Action Committee serves as Chair of the Selection Committee. The 2011 Selection Committee, accordingly, is chaired by William H. Watkins (Chair, SJAC) and includes Tabbye Chavous (Member, SJAC), James Earl Davis (Member, SJAC), Kris D. Gutiérrez (President), Arnetha F. Ball (President-Elect), Felice J. Levine (Executive Director), and George L. Wimberly (Director of Social Justice and Professional Development.)

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Chronology of Brown Lecturers

• Edmund W. Gordon, Teachers College, Columbia University (2004)
• Claude M. Steele, Columbia University (2005)
• Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University (2006)
• Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Chicago (2007)
• Stephen W. Raudenbush, University of Chicago (2008)
• Luis C. Moll, University of Arizona (2009)
• Kenji Hakuta, Stanford University (2010)