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Former Interim Dean Christopher Edley Jr. passes away at age 71

Edley served nine years as the dean of Berkeley Law and stepped into the role of BSE's interim dean at the request of Chancellor Carol Christ. A Harvard-trained lawyer and law professor, he had dedicated much of his career and expertise to education policy.

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Cal supporters expand BSE's Master's program

Mike and Jeanne Williams BA '82 P'22 have made a $600,000 commitment that will allow BSE to increase the number of students earning a Master’s degree in Education, with an emphasis in the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education (CSSE). Faculty Director of CSSE and Adjunct Professor Derek Van Rheenen will oversee the expansion.

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BSE @ the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Students and faculty will join 15,000 others at the world's largest annual gathering of educational researchers, giving keynote speeches, presentations, poster sessions, and accepting awards. #AERA24

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BSE #14 in U.S. News & World Report rankings

The ranking is based on data collected from 265 schools granting doctoral degrees in education. U.S. News calculated rankings using indicators such as research expenditures, faculty resources, and quality assessments by peer institutions and education professionals.

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At the intersection higher education policy, funding, admissions and access

The need for expertise in higher education policy and finance couldn’t be timelier, with a Presidential election this year and the health of the economy a constant topic of conversation. For Professor Jennifer Delaney, Berkeley School of Education’s newest faculty member, it is an exciting time to be a scholar and teaching students.

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Having a say and ownership in places that matter

At each major stage of doctoral student Ja’Nya Banks’ academic journey, pivotal events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, book bans, and the politicizing of classroom lessons, have served as reminders that her educational research on race, culture and policy is more important than ever. 

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Integrating social justice in pre-service STEM teaching

Asthma and air pollution. Cell division and Henrietta Lacks. A $750,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is supporting the development of customizable STEM curriculum. Professor Marcia Linn’s WISE research group and BSE’s teacher education program are collaborating with classroom teachers to create more engaging, meaningful lessons reflecting local context.

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Open-source Adaptive Tutoring System launches

Associate Professor Zachary Pardos discusses his latest research — the field’s first open-source intelligent tutoring system and creative commons content library. Three years in the making, the release comes at a time of evolving demand for AI experimentation in learning scenarios and was the active ingredient allowing Pardos to deploy a ChatGPT-based hint-generation experiment within weeks.

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