DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY & LEADERSHIP News Archive

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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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Hall of Fame Induction
Aaron Benavot was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame for his work in international policy, adult learning and education and lifelong learning.
Senior faculty are honored as part of UAlbany's Research and Entrepreneurship Week. (Photos by Patrick Dodson)
UAlbany Spotlights Senior Faculty for Research, Creative Arts and Scholarship
As part of Research and Entrepreneurship week, the University at Albany hosted a senior faculty recognition ceremony on Oct. 17.
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Meet Our New Faculty and Staff 2023-24
We welcome the energy and inquiry our new faculty and staff bring to the School of Education. Their research includes AI supporting students and teachers, educational practices and policies, higher education experiences and outcomes, the power of mindfulness on resilience and well-being of educators and students, and more.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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UAlbany Welcomes 40 New Faculty This Fall
The University at Albany is welcoming 40 new faculty this fall, including 18 who specialize in artificial intelligence. The hires are part of an unprecedented hiring push to add 49 new faculty this year, including 27 who specialize in artificial intelligence-related disciplines as part of UAlbany’s AI Plus initiative to embed teaching and research about AI across all academic programs.
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Podcast: Female Educators and Pandemic Stress
In the latest episode of The Engagement Ring, University at Albany researchers Kristen Wilcox and Aaron Leo discuss the results of a study that found female educators experienced the COVID-19 pandemic more negatively than their male colleagues.
Winners of this year’s Diversity Transformation Awards are, clockwise from left: Elizabeth Vasquéz and Carmen Serrano, Jennifer Goodall, Elizabeth Jach, Nurat Affinnih, Zakhar Berkovich and Tassiana Maura de Oliveira.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Announces 2023 Diversity Transformation Award Winners
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) has announced the winners of the 2023 Diversity Transformation Awards. Among this year’s recipients are projects aiming to support UAlbany’s BILPOC faculty, undocumented students and members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as efforts to increase presence of historically underrepresented groups in UAlbany curricula and STEM departments.