Jerome E. Morris – Researching Locally, Thinking Globally: Toward a Beloved Community
In October 2026, I embarked on a 16-day journey around the world to bring my annual theme as president of the American Educational Research Association to life: “Transcending borders and boundaries in education research: Toward a beloved global community.” Read more

Jerome E. Morris is the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. He is the current president of AERA and was named an AERA Fellow in 2022.

Q&A with Jason Grissom—The “No Surprises Rule”: Building Research Partnerships That Last
The Tennessee Education Research Alliance aims to conduct rigorous, actionable research that state and local leaders in Tennessee can use in their decision-making. We believe that the only real way to connect research with policy and practice is by engaging with policymakers and practitioners throughout the process of identifying where evidence can be valuable, figuring out how to generate that evidence, and then understanding and applying it. Read more

Jason Grissom is Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education and (by courtesy) of Political Science at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. He also serves as faculty director of the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research-policy-practice partnership that produces research to inform Tennessee’s school improvement efforts.

Julie Posselt – Correction, Bubble, or Existential Crisis: Is this the End of Graduate Education as We Know It? 
Graduate education in the United States is now pursued by more than a third of those who obtain bachelor’s degrees, and the sector is undergoing a period of significant structural change. Read more

Julie Posselt is an AERA Fellow. She is a professor in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC), associate dean of the USC Graduate School, and founding director of the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium.

Okhee Lee: Protecting the Future of STEM Education Research During Uncertain Times
At a moment when the future of federally supported education research is increasingly uncertain, I find myself reflecting on the arc of STEM education research over the past three decades—how it evolved, what it has achieved, and what now is at risk. Read more

Okhee Lee is Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. An AERA Fellow since 2009, she has advanced research, policy, and practice that promote science and language learning for all students, particularly multilingual learners. She received the AERA Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Award in 2019.