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AERA Holds Virtual Awards Celebration on October 3—Register Now AERA is holding a Virtual Awards Celebration on October 3 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. This event aims to honor recipients of the 2020 AERA-wide awards and give attendees an inside look at those with exemplary accomplishments across domains and career stages. Read more
AERA and the National Academy of Education Release Statement in Support of Anti-Racist Education On September 24, AERA and the National Academy of Education released a statement responding to Trump administration efforts to ban use of the 1619 Project by those teaching about race in U.S. schools; to dictate what training about race, diversity, or equality federal agencies can include; and to investigate Princeton University based on the contention that the university’s intention to reconsider its own potential biases or patterns of systemic racism means that prior assurances of non-bias constituted false statements. Read more
AERA Joins SRA and SRCD to Announce Joint Commitment to Advancing Scholarly Study of Racism On September 18, AERA, the Society for Research on Adolescence, and the Society for Research in Child Development announced that they are jointly committing to advancing scholarly inquiry related to racism and its impact on education- and youth development–related settings, processes, and outcomes. Read more
AERA and OECD Host Webinar on Education Research Worldwide in a COVID and Post-COVID World On September 23, AERA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development co-hosted a webinar, “Education Research Worldwide in a COVID and Post-COVID World,” which drew an audience of over 1,750 researchers, education leaders, educators, and other viewers from 98 countries. Read more
AERA Provides Demonstrations of Interactive Presentation Gallery for 2020 Annual Meeting Authors Extended Deadline for Creating Presentations: November 18 To introduce the new AERA Interactive Presentation Gallery and help 2020 Annual Meeting authors take full advantage of the features of participating in the gallery, AERA held two live demonstrations of the iPoster platform on September 15 and 22. Read more
AERA to Release New Volume on Early Childhood Research in October In October, AERA will release a groundbreaking volume on a high-profile topic very much on the agenda of state and national policy leaders: Advancing Knowledge and Building Capacity for Early Childhood Research, edited by Sharon Ryan, M. Elizabeth Graue, Vivian L. Gadsden, and Felice J. Levine. Read more
AERA Joins Letter Supporting Call for NASEM Study on Systemic Racism in Academia AERA joined 80 organizations in a letter sent to Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on September 1, thanking her for calling on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on systemic racism in academia. Read more
Congress Examines Funding Needs for Research Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic House and Senate committees overseeing science policy held hearings in September that included discussion and action on legislation that would provide emergency funding for research relief and recovery. Read more
AERA Fellows Committee Seeks Nominations for 2021 Class of Fellows—Deadline Extended: October 30 In recognition of the time demands facing nominators putting together strong Fellow submission materials, AERA is extending the nominations deadline from September 30 to October 30. Read more
Call for Proposals for AERA Education Research Service Projects—Deadline: January 8, 2021
Call for Nominations for 2021 Awards—Deadline: October 29 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due October 21) Call for Proposals for AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship—Deadline: November 16 Call for AERA Research and Dissertation Grant Applications—Deadline Extended: December 15
Call for Proposals for 2022 Review of Research in Education—Deadline: November 1, 2020
Call for Proposals for a Educational Researcher Special Issue addressing Anti-Black Racism in Education—Deadline: November 6
Call for Editors AERA Open—Deadline: November 18
Call for Editors RRE 2023, 2025—Deadline: January 31, 2021
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Miriam Ben-Peretz, 93, Professor Emerita of Education at the University of Haifa, died on July 20. She was an AERA Fellow, and received the AERA Division K Legacy Award for Teaching and Teacher Education in 2012. Read more David K. Cohen, 86, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan and a visiting faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, died on September 23. He received the AERA Palmer O. Johnson Award in 2004 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from AERA Division K in 2015. Cohen was an AERA Fellow. Read more James G. Greeno, 85, Professor Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, died on September 8. He was an AERA Fellow and served on several AERA fellowship selection and advisory committees. Read more Valerie E. Lee, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, died on September 21.
Notices of AERA members who have passed away may be sent to members@aera.net. Please include full name, date of death, age, most recent affiliation, and a link to an official announcement.
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