Hello everyone,

I hope you, your families, colleagues, and students are doing well at the start of a new year.

The Division F conference program for our meeting in April is taking strong shape. Our pre- conference mentoring seminar, which is held for accepted graduate students and invited mentors, will take place on Tuesday, April 7. A special thank you to Dr. Vincent Willis who is organizing this impactful seminar. Our Division F business meeting and reception will be Friday April 10, at 7:30 pm following AERA President Professor Maisha Winn’s presidential address. We will highlight Division F panels as we get closer to the conference as well - and a thank you to Dr. Camika Royal and Callie Avondet who are helping to assemble a great program. In the meantime, and as we make final plans, please check the online program for your presentation schedule as well as those for your colleagues and students.

Our new division name, Historical Inquiry in Education is now official and has received the enthusiastic support of AERA Executive Council. We hope that the new change will continue to lead to engaging in wider conversations and promising collaboration across divisions this upcoming new year.

Historically, Division F has been a space for us to meet and discuss ideas that are shaping our research and directions of the field. Our Division, and others across AERA, have also been spaces to check in, reflect, and build together. More than ever, and especially after ongoing and inhumane ICE raids within the spaces many of us call home, please know that all are welcome to Division F.

We are committed to building a program that helps carry forth these values, and we hope that you can make plans to join us from April 7-April 12 in Los Angeles to continue these critical conversations that push all of us forward.

Looking forward to seeing you in 2026 – please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

With kind regards,

Jon