Three from UCLA Ed & IS Elected to National Academy of Education

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Three from UCLA Ed & IS Elected to National Academy of Education

Patricia Gándara, Sandra Graham, and Noreen Webb are recognized for their research and scholarship.

UCLA Education Professors Patricia GándaraSandra Graham, and Noreen Webb are three out of 16 new members that have been elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd). They will be honored during the 2015 NAEd Annual Meeting in November, which will be held in Washington D.C.

“This is a historic day for the Department of Education and UCLA Ed & IS,” says Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. “Not one, not two, but three members of the faculty have been elected to the world’s most honorific education society. It is a tribute to GSE&IS’ stellar standing in the world of education research and practice to have Professors Gándara, Graham, and Webb – three novas of brilliance in our field – be honored all at once. For 2015, no other School of Education in the country had as many faculty elected as GSE&IS. Brava! Brava! Brava!”

“Three intellectual lions of our Department, have been elected to the National Academy of Education,” says Louis Gomez, chair of UCLA Education, who was elected to the NAEd in 2013. “By electing them, the Academy has recognized and honored their scholarship and contribution to the field.  We are fortunate to have their colleagueship.”

The National Academy of Education advances high quality education research and its use in policy formation and practice. Founded in 1965, the Academy consists of U.S. members and foreign associates who are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship related to education. Since its establishment, the Academy has undertaken research studies that address pressing issues in education, which are typically conducted by members and other scholars with relevant expertise. In addition, the Academy sponsors professional development fellowship programs that contribute to the preparation of the next generation of scholars.

By Joanie Harmon

Source publication: UCLA Ed & IS