Dear Educational Change SIG Members,
Hello from New England where the leaves are changing and I am desperately looking for ways to diminish what seems to be the millions of apples I have acquired in the last week (ideas welcome!).
In this newsletter you will find:
- AERA awards information (due December 1)
- Lead the Change
- A job posting from Dr. Kristin Kew at NMSU
AERA
Please consider nominating someone and/or applying for our two SIG awards all materials found here:
- Emerging Scholar Award
- Graduate Student Award
Applications due December 1, 2021 to jennie.weiner@uconn.edu.
Lead the Change
Linked here and online is our October 2021 Lead the Change featuring Dr. Kolbrún Þ. Pálsdóttir. And, many thanks for Int’l Ed News for publishing all our LTC Issues on their site. Visit our website to catch up on all our LTC Issues.
Job Posting - Chair
From Dr. Kew,
I write to you in my capacity as a member of the Search Advisory Committee for the Inaugural Dean of the College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation at New Mexico State University. We are working with the search firm Isaacson, Miller to generate a list of potential candidates that might be well suited for this position, or who might be willing to provide information about other potential candidates. If any individuals come to mind, please submit via Isaacson, Miller website at https://www.imsearch.com/8074. Please note that you do not need to know these individuals personally.
The position description is attached for your reference. Many thanks for your assistance with this important search.
Best,
Kristin
Int’l Ed News
Every month, Int’l Ed News (@intl_ed_news) publishes our Lead the Change Interviews. This month, their site has some great articles on COVID19-related school closures in Uganda, Shanghai, Ottawa, Melbourne, Pakistan, and Liberia.
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Warmest Regards,
Jennie Weiner, Chair
Olga Fellus, Program Chair
Corinne Brion, Secretary/Treasurer
Alex Lamb, Lead the Change Editor
Cynthia Wise, Social Media Coordinator