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AERA Announces Transition to Hybrid Format for 2022 Annual Meeting On October 28, the AERA Council voted to shift the 2022 Annual Meeting in San Diego from being a place-based-only meeting to one that also offers a virtual meeting component. Read more
Lori Patton Davis Gives 2021 Brown Lecture to Worldwide Audience On October 21, Lori Patton Davis presented the 2021 AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research, “Still Climbing the Hill: Intersectional Reflections on Brown and Beyond,” to an audience of more than 2,200 viewers from 36 countries. Read more
AERA to Honor Award Winners at Virtual Celebration on December 7—Register Now AERA is holding its Virtual Awards Celebration on December 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET. The interactive, dynamic multimedia event will honor recipients of the 2021 AERA-wide awards and give attendees an inside look at those with exemplary accomplishments across areas of study and career stages. Read more
AERA-ICPSR-NSF PEERS Data Hub Will Hold No-Fee Workshop on Getting Started in Education Research with PEER, November 17 The AERA-ICPSR-NSF PEERS Data Hub will hold a no-fee workshop, “Getting Started in Education Research with PEER,” on November 17, 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET. Read more
PEERS Data Hub to Hold Webinar on Pre-registering a Study and the Research Life Cycle, November 4 The AERA-ICPSR-NSF PEERS Data Hub is holding a no-fee webinar, “Pre-registering a Study and the Research Life Cycle,” on November 4, 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET. Read more
AERA is pleased to announce that courses offered during the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting and the 2021 Virtual Research Learning Series are available on demand in the AERA Virtual Research Learning Center (VRLC).
Inaugural AERA Open Editors Reflect on Their Experiences In 2014 AERA launched AERA Open, its first fully open access journal and among the first open access journals in the social and behavioral sciences published by a research association. Read more
Friends of IES Briefing Features IES Research Supporting Academic Outcomes and Mental Health On October 14, the Friends of the Institute of Education Sciences (FIES) held a virtual briefing on “Research that Informs Resilient Education Systems: The Role of the Federal Investment in IES.” Read more
Bill Riley to Retire as Director of NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research On September 30, William T. Riley, director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and the Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health announced that he would retire at the end of December 2021. Read more
AERA Member Scott Marion Among Appointees to National Assessment Governing Board On October 13, the Department of Education announced that Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona appointed five members to the National Assessment Governing Board. Read more
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining FY 2022 Bills On October 18, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released the drafts of nine bills for FY 2022 appropriations, including legislation that provides funding for education research and statistics. Read more
Mark Wilson to Deliver AERA Lindquist Lecture on November 15—Register Now Mark R. Wilson, a longstanding AERA Fellow and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, will give the 2020 AERA E. F. Lindquist Lecture on November 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. Read more
Congressional Fellowship Program Applications—Deadline: January 18, 2022
Education Research Service Projects Program Proposals—Deadline: January 10, 2022
AERA-NSF Grants Program: Dissertation and Small Research Grant Proposals—Deadline: January 25, 2022
Education Research Conferences Program Proposals—Deadline: March 7, 2022
2022 AERA Awards Nominations—Deadline: December 1 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due November 17)
2022 AERA Fellows Nominations—Deadline: December 1
Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program—Deadline December 1; watch the September 24 Informational Webinar
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.
Two New Funding Opportunity Announcements from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development—November 29 and 30 Deadlines
Funding Opportunities from the National Institute of Justice’s W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System—December 30 and January 13 Deadlines
Robert Branson, 89, died on July 28. He retired from Florida State University in 2006, where he had served on the teaching faculty and directed the Center for Educational Technology. Read more
Robert Alan Fox, 78, died on October 1. He was a professor emeritus of physics and long-time chair of the physics and astronomy department at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He was a member of AERA Division L–Educational Policy and Politics and served as chair of the School Choice Special Interest Group. Read more
Students Who Take Political Science More Likely to Vote Inside Higher Ed, October 26
Studying political science motivates college students to register and vote – new research shows The Conversation, October 25
Black teacher workforce declined sharply as Michigan students left city districts — study Chalkbeat Detroit, October 18
Kindergartners In low-income schools move less and wait more, study shows Times News Network, October 14
Teaching: Your Pandemic Teaching Tips The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 14
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