2026 Brown Lecture with Daniel Solórzano to Be Livestreamed November 5—Registration Open for Individuals and Watch Parties
2026 Brown Lecture with Daniel Solórzano to Be Livestreamed November 5—Registration Open for Individuals and Watch Parties
 
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October 2026

Daniel Solórzano, professor of social science and comparative education and Chicana/o and Central American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and director of UCLA’s Center for Critical Race Studies in Education, will deliver the 2026 Brown Lecture in Education Research on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00 p.m. ET.

The 2026 Brown Lecture will be presented before a small, invited audience at AERA’s Dr. Felice J. Levine Convening Center in Washington, D.C., and livestreamed to a global audience of scholars, policymakers, educators, students, and others.

Registration is open now for the free, public livestream. Building on the watch-party initiative introduced in 2025, attendees can register to watch individually or host a virtual or in-person watch party.

New this year, virtual watch-party participants will be able to engage more directly with the lecture through the attendee portal, submitting questions in writing or by recorded video for possible response by Solórzano and the panelists.

“We’re excited to have Dr. Solórzano deliver this year’s Brown Lecture and share his compelling scholarship with a global audience,” said AERA Executive Director Tabbye Chavous. “The lecture offers an opportunity to engage with research that brings fresh perspectives and deepens our understanding of equity in education. This year’s livestream will create even more opportunities for participants to engage with the research and one another.”

More information about the viewing options is available on the registration page.

Both in-person and virtual watch-party participants are encouraged to share photos and videos, join the conversation on social media using #AERABrownLecture, and tag AERA on Bluesky, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, or Threads.

The Annual Brown Lecture highlights the important role of research in advancing understanding of equality and equity in education. The lectureship was inaugurated in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court took scientific research into account.