AERA Presidential Session

Henry T. Frierson, University of Florida

Rodney K. Hopson, American University

Means for Achieving and Thriving in Your Doctoral Program to Graduation - Kimberley Edelin Freeman, Howard University; Nicole Patton-Terry, Florida State University; Adrienne D. Dixson, Pennsylvania State University

Women of Color in Academe: The Difference Makers - Stephanie J. Rowley, University of Virginia; Saundra M Tomlinson-Clarke, Rutgers University; Olga M. Welch, Duquesne University

Men of Color in Academe: Roles that Must be Undertaken and Sustained - James D. Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kofi Lomotey, Western Carolina University; Edmund W. Gordon, Teachers College, Columbia University

Quantitative Research Shapes Educational Policy and Practice: Are You In?—Sylvia Johnson Table - Donald Easton-Brooks, University of Nevada - Reno; Toks S. Fashola, American University; Will J. Jordan, The Wallace Foundation

Addressing and Advancing the Role of Culture in Educational Research - Valerie Kinloch, Johnson C. Smith University; Carol D. Lee, Northwestern University

Expanding Progress, Advancement, Education and Research at our HBCUs - Fred A. Bonner, Prairie View A&M University; Lillian B. Poats, Texas Southern University; Paula Groves Price, North Carolina A&T State University

Advancing Equity Through Academic Leadership While Addressing Politics and New Culture Wars: Personal and Professional Challenges - Sonya Douglass, Teachers College, Columbia University; Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Howard C. Johnson, Syracuse University; Monika Williams Shealey, Temple University

Rich Career Opportunities in Non-Academic Jobs Off Campus and On-- Ronald D. Henderson Table - Mary E. Dilworth, Independent Researcher; Monica B. Mitchell, MERAssociates; Adriane E. L. Dorrington, National Education Association

Advancing as Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows to Establish Productive Professional Careers-- Edgar G. Epps Table - James Earl Davis, Temple University; Kimberly Griffin, University of Maryland; Carol Camp Yeakey, Washington University in St. Louis

Effective and Efficient Methods for Publishing - Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John B. Diamond, Brown University; Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Chicago

Developing Meaningful University-Public School Partnerships Coupled with Community-Based Research - Jerome E. Morris, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Bernard Oliver, Georgia Gwinnett College

Calling on Culturally Responsive Evaluators to Advance Equity and Social Betterment—Stafford L. Hood Table - Tamara Bertrand Jones, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kevin E. Favor, Lincoln University; Jori N. Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago

The Politics of Knowledge and Educational Research—The Consequences of Reality - Linda Darling-Hammond, Learning Policy Institute; Jamel K. Donnor, College of William & Mary; Tyrone C. Howard, University of California - Los Angeles

The Importance of and Approaches to Conducting Community-Based Research - Rich Milner, Vanderbilt University; Maisha T. Winn, Stanford University; Muhammad Khalifa, The Ohio State University

Targeting Areas of Educational Needs and Developing Effective Programs to Address Them - Vivian L. Gadsden, University of Pennsylvania; Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, University of Pittsburgh; Darris Roshawn Means, Clemson University

Centers, Institutes, and Laboratories: Strategies for Generating, Funding, and Managing Research and Develop Programs, Including Student-Based Programs - Caesar R Jackson, North Carolina Central University; Chance W. Lewis, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; James Moore, National Science Foundation; Jerlando F.L. Jackson, Michigan State University

Opportunities in International Educational Research, Program Development, and Collaborations - Joyce E. King, Georgia State University; Gaëtane Jean-Marie, Rowan University; Stephen D. Hancock, North Carolina A&T State University; Victoria Showunmi, University College London - IOE

Advancing Student Academic Success through Research and Program Development - Timothy K. Eatman, Rutgers University - Newark; Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California; Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University

Examining Pathway to a College of Education Deanship: Expectations, Challenges, and Rewards - Robert Q. Berry, Indiana University; Marvin Lynn, University of Colorado - Denver; Kimberly A. White-Smith, University of San Diego; Laura P. Kohn-Wood, University of Miami

The Needed Attention for the Burgeoning AI Impact on Education and Education Research - Kenneth Alonzo Anderson, Howard University; Keena N. Arbuthnot, Louisiana State University; Talitha M. Washington, Howard University

Surviving, Achieving, and Thriving in Academe - Walter R. Allen, University of California - Los Angeles; Wanda J. Blanchett, Rutgers University