Twenty-Two Education Leaders and Scholars Elected to the National Academy of Education 

Jan 21, 2025

The National Academy of Education announced today that 22 exceptional education leaders and scholars are elected to membership in the Academy. The new members listed below represent a wide range of expertise in education research and policy: 

Sigal Ben-Porath 
University of Pennsylvania 

Derek Briggs 
University of Colorado, Boulder 

Jinfa Cai 
University of Delaware 

Marta Civil 
University of Arizona 

James Earl Davis 
Temple University 

Dolores Delgado Bernal 
Loyola Marymount University 

Lisa Delpit 
Delpit Consulting 

Michelle Fine 
CUNY Graduate Center 

Drew Gitomer 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 

Ellen Goldring 
Vanderbilt University 

A. Lin Goodwin 
Boston College 

Rochelle Gutiérrez 
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign 

David Hansen 
Teachers College, Columbia University 

David Labaree 
Stanford University 

Christopher Lubienski 
Indiana University 

David Osher 
American Institutes for Research 

Nichole Pinkard 
Northwestern University 

Stephen Russell 
University of Texas at Austin 

Stephen Sireci 
University of Massachusetts Amherst 

Linda Smith 
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi 

Elizabeth Tipton 
Northwestern University 

Kevin Welner 
University of Colorado, Boulder  

Carol Lee, president of the National Academy of Education said: “Education, broadly conceived, is foundational to preparing students across ages to navigate the complexities of our democratic experiment in governance, the increased interdependence of our modern world, productive workforce participation, and their personal development as humans. Our distinguished colleagues now joining the National Academy of Education bring the range of expertise and commitments needed for our field to update itself and wrestle with these complexities continuously. We are delighted and honored that this cohort of scholars will join us in tackling these complexities.”  

The National Academy of Education advances high quality education research and its use in policy and practice. The Academy consists of U.S. members and international associates who are elected based on outstanding scholarship or leadership related to education. Nominations are submitted by individual Academy members once a year for review and election by the organization’s membership. In addition to serving on expert study panels that address pressing issues in education, members are also deeply engaged in the Academy’s professional development fellowship programs. 

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