Assistant Professor Liana Petruzzi co-authored "The Immigrant Paradox and Perinatal Mental Health Among Latinas in Central Texas," published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.

Professorial Lecturer Deepa Srikantaiah will present "The Calculus of Difference: A Differential Approach to Pluralism and Integrative Education in India" at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, January 6, from 9:30–10:00 a.m. during the SIGMAA Special Session on Current Directions in the Philosophy of Mathematics.

"Cool Schools" on News Channel 9 in Syracuse, New York, interviewed Professor Jennifer Steele about artificial intelligence in K–12 schools. What can AI do well? What is AI not so good at? And is using AI cheating? Watch the clip.

Baker and SPA Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss discussed her new book, Man Up, on the Australian Weekend Breakfast show, sharing that misogyny is a major predictor of extremism.

Senior Professorial Lecturer Eugene Pringle, Jr.'s new Teaching Is Legacy podcast celebrates stories from real educators and their real impact. Listen to the first episode here.

Professor Jennifer Steele moderated a panel of DC policy leaders and educators entitled, "Exploring the Landscape of Career Development Opportunities in Washington, DC, Public Schools." The event was part of a federally funded career development project undertaken by the DC Education Research Collaborative.

Director of the Education Policy and Leadership Program and Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer Reuben Jacobson testified before the District of Columbia Council about DC's community schools, noting DC's strong foundation from which to build a community schools initiative and the need for supportive infrastructure and reliable funding to achieve results. Read his testimony or watch the recording (starting at 13:17) here.

Dr. Elizabeth Worden was on a panel at "Solution Summit," part of AU's Democracy Innovation Lab at the Sine Institute. Her session, "Higher Education as a Catalyst for Democracy, Diplomacy, and Social Transformation," explored education as a form of diplomacy during times of conflict, forced migration, and political instability.

Dr. Corbin M. Campbell serves on the leadership council for the Alliance for Better College Teaching (ABCT), which launched a new website. ABCT envisions a higher education system where all students have the opportunity to thrive in their courses and released this checklist to help students find a school with great teaching.

Dr. Brian McGowan was appointed Chair of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Awards Committee. McGowan also participated as a panelist in the Public Lecture Series webinar hosted by the Black Men's Research Institute at Morehouse College in October. The discussion centered on research exploring Black men collegians' voices, agency, and authenticity.

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Dr. Jasmine Rogers, EdD '23, was interviewed on the Reading Teachers Lounge podcast released on October 31. She also appeared on the READ Podcast, speaking about language variations and the science of teaching reading in the episode Effective Instruction for the Reading Brain.

Dr. Jennifer Steele was interviewed by the public media program Marketplace about the Department of Education's potential to bar some employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. "This adds to an atmosphere of confusion," she said, referring to the erosion of public trust in the program.

New changes to student loan forgiveness could affect millions of borrowers, especially those working in public service and nonprofits. In her article in The Conversation, Professor Jennifer L. Steele explains the Trump administration's latest announcements and what they mean for students, graduates, and employers across the country.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have long been the foundation of the Black teacher workforce, training nearly half of all Black teachers in the United States. In a new article in The EDU Ledger, Dr. Eugene Pringle, Jr. highlights how HBCUs remain crucial to sustaining and strengthening the Black teacher pipeline and calls for bold action through policy, funding, and collective investment.

Dr. Antonio L. Ellis wrote the article "Stuttering, Advocacy, and Resilience in Early Childhood" in Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. This study examines stuttering, ableism, and maternal advocacy in early childhood using DisCrit Mothering, autoethnography, and critical storytelling.

Professor Rodney Hopson co-edited the book Cases Integrating Ethnography and Evaluation: Making Transformative, Intersectional, and Comparative Connections, examining the connections between ethnography and evaluation in educational spaces while addressing justice and equity issues around the world.

Many members of the EdD community presented at the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Conference in October. Faculty, students, and alumni gathered with colleagues from across the country to share research, exchange ideas, and explore innovations in professional practice.

Dr. Gayle Warmbrodt was appointed to the Texas Education Agency's Insight to Impact Dashboards Data Governance Committee, which provides educator preparation programs with valuable insights and data about their candidates and programs.

Thirteen faculty and alumni are presenting as part of the 2025 Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate Convening from October 22–24 in Philadelphia, PA.

Professor Sarah Irvine Belson was named as AU's faculty athletics representative (FAR), serving as the primary liaison between athletics and the broader academic community. The FAR plays a critical role in ensuring the academic integrity of the athletics program, supporting the holistic development of student-athletes, and helping maintain institutional compliance with NCAA and conference regulations.

In "'Soft skills' vital to help kids compete with AI for jobs of the future: education expert," the National News Desk interviewed Dr. Jennifer Steele. She said, "AI might be able to do a task, but it can't do so with the bedside manner of another human being." Steele published this related article in The Conversation. She was also on "The Heat: US Education Controversy" on China Global Television Network about the changing role of the federal government in education, including what is taught, how it is paid for, and what she termed "One Big Bad Bill for higher education."

Dr. Corbin M. Campbell was a panelist on the webinar "How to Spot Great Teaching on a College Campus" about helping high school students find their dream college, reflecting on the types of learning experiences students enjoy, and related questions about the college search. She shared her expertise on the quality of teaching and leadership skills students graduate with.

Dr. Antonio L. Ellis was admitted to the 2025 GW Fellowship & Summer Institute on Antisemitism and Jewish Identity in Educational Settings in the Curriculum & Pedagogy track, where he joins a wide range of scholars, administrators, and institutions across the U.S. Ellis was also named to the prestigious American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2026 Presidential Program Committee, where he will help shape the vision and content of AERA's 2026 Annual Meeting.

Dr. Sung Ryung Lyu published an article in Anthropology and Education Quarterly titled "Complicating Cultural Diversity in Head Start: White Educators Negotiating Multicultural Policy in Rural Appalachia." The ethnographic study examines how white Head Start educators in a predominantly white, rural Appalachian community navigate multicultural teaching policies. She also published "Humanizing Pedagogy and Latinx Preschool Teachers in an Urban Preschool" in the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.