Michal kurlaender is professor of education policy and chancellor fellow at the university of california, davis. Experimental evidence of professor engagement on student outcomes. Her research focuses on students educational pathways, in particular k12 and postsecondary alignment, and access to and success in college. Michal kurlaender is assistant professor in the school of education at the university of california davis. She is a member of the mindset scholars network, the uc provosts advisory council on educational equity, and the uc davis center for poverty research. The opinions expressed in this commentary represent those of the author. Michal kurlaender received her degree in education policy from harvard university in 2005.
Professor in the education department at university of california davis. Celebrating uc davis remarkable women diversity, equity. Remarkable uc davis women 150 years of women at berkeley. In this podcast, visiting scholar caroline hoxby discusses her expanding college opportunities project with uc davis professor of economics scott carrell and associate professor of education michal kurlaender, including the projects interventions with collegebound, lowincome, highachieving students. New uc davis center supports community college leadership through education, research. Under the direction of professor michal kurlaender, wahleithner is taking a look at the impact of a fiveyear california academic partnership program grant focused on expository reading and writing at a local middle school. Professor of education policy, university of californiadavis. Uc davis is highlighting 55 of its most significant women in history, including ann veneman 70, the first and only woman to serve as u. Michal kurlaenders current research projects are focused on investigating access to and persistence in higher education and exploring the relationship between different educational pathways and the labor market. Michal kurlaender, a professor and department chair in the school of education whose election to the national academy of education earlier this year was the first time a uc davis faculty member has received that honor. For michal kurlaender, conducting research that matters means tackling some of the most vexing and controversial problems in education. Michal kurlaender is a professor of education policy at the university of california, davis. Her work focuses on education policy and program evaluation, in particular the causes and consequences of educational inequality.
Edsource welcomes commentaries representing diverse points of view. To test the effect of professor feedback on student success in higher education. Most recently, she and uc davis sociologist eric grodsky presented a paper, the demography of higher education in the wake of affirmative action, for a symposium hosted by the chief justice earl warren institute on race, ethnicity and diversity at uc berkeley. Kurlaender works closely with all of californias public k12 and higher education sectors. The center for community college leadership and research.
She is the davis site director of the university of california educational evaluation center, a faculty affiliate of the center for analysis of postsecondary education and employment at columbia university, and serves on the advisory board of the chief justice warren institute on race, ethnicity and diversity, uc berkeley school of law. Michal kurlaender is a professor of education policy at the university of california, davis, and faculty director at policy analysis for california education. Academic affairs deans, directors and department chairs list. Higher education uc davis center for poverty research. Celebrating uc davis remarkable women global affairs. Michal kurlaender is an associate professor of education policy at the university of california, davis. Michal kurlaender at university of california davis. View michal kurlaenders profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In an analysis of various high school assessments, kurlaender found that smarter balance is as good as the sat and act at predicting college success and is more accessible to. Michal kurlaender, associate professor in the uc davis school of education and matthew f.
Her research interests include access to postsecondary schooling for underrepresented populations, k12 school desegregation and integration, and bringing innovative quantitative methods to. Michal kurlaender investigates students educational pathways, in particular k12 and postsecondary alignment, and access to and success in postsecondary. Uc davis school of education department chair michal kurlaender encouraged the university to consider replacing the sat and act with the smarter balance test. Michal kurlaender named influential education researcher. Michal kurlaender center for the analysis of postsecondary. School of education professor to further studies in college preparation and completion with grants. Sara abarbanel, graduate research fellow, ucb, 2017 michael alferes, graduate research fellow, ucb, 2020 fernanda rojas ampuero, graduate research fellow, ucla, 201819. Wish i had more time in my week to go to her oh just to talk about life with her. Michal kurlaender is assistant professor in the school of education at the university of californiadavis. She received her doctorate in education in 2005 from harvard university. Michal kurlaender professor and department chair she has expertise on alternative pathways to college and college readiness at both community colleges and fouryear colleges and universities. The honor recognizes outstanding records of achievement among early career faculty. Michal kurlaender is assistant professor in the school of education at the university of california, davis. When it comes to understanding the role standardized tests play in the college admissions process in california, michal kurlaender scores a 1600.
Apr 22, 2020 michal kurlaender is professor of education policy and department chair of the uc davis school of education, and faculty director of policy analysis for california education and wheelhouse. Michal kurlaender is a professor of education policy at the university of california. She has recently launched an iesfunded partnership with the. Apr 22, 2020 kurlaender, chair of the uc davis school of education, said the uc system should consider smarter balanced because it tests what the state has determined students need to know in its common core curriculum and is administered to every 11thgrader during school hours without charge. Winn 11162015 uc davis school of education distinguished thinker speaker series justice on both sides. Professor kurlaender was a visiting scholar at the russell sage foundation in 201718, and a uc davis chancellor fellow 202018. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michals. April 8, 2020 titles in bold have been recently updated. This article original appeared in uc davis news on april 30, 2020 a congresswoman, an astronaut, academic groundbreakers, the universitys first female chancellor and more.
We test the effect of professor feedback on student success in higher education classrooms through a lighttouch randomized intervention. Larsen, a postdoctoral teaching fellow in economics at tulane university, recently released a study on how high school achievement tests can be good predictors of how students will fare in community college. Oct 02, 2019 will uc schools drop their sat scores requirement. Michal kurlaenders work focuses on education policy and evaluation, particularly practices that address existing racialethnic and.
Apr 02, 2019 michal kurlaender is a professor of education policy at the university of california, davis and faculty director of policy analysis for california education pace. Postsecondary education has also become a key focus for kurlaender. Uc experts offer new ammunition against the sat and act as an. Uc regents should consider all evidence and options in. Uc davis is highlighting 55 of its most significant women in history as part of a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the admission of women to the university of california. Her research focuses on students educational pathways, particularly k12 and postsecondary alignment and access to and success in college. She investigates students educational pathways and access to and success in postsecondary schooling, and studies the impact of racial and ethnic diversity on student outcomes. Michal kurlaender will present research from a statewide evaluation of californias early assessment program eap, an academic preparation program developed jointly by the california department of education cde, the state board of education, and the california state university csu. She is a faculty director of policy analysis for california education pace and lead researcher of wheelhouse. The center for community college leadership and research at uc davis. University of california, davis, one shields avenue, davis, ca 95616 5307521011. Lack of effective state education data system holds students. Her work focuses on inequalities in access to and success in college, alignment of public k12 and postsecondary systems of education, and alternative pathways to college and careers.
She is also working on an evaluation with the uc evaluation center. Michal kurlaender is professor of education policy at the university of california, davis. Michal kurlaender, associate professor of education, has joined an elite group of uc davis faculty members named 2014 chancellors fellows. Michal kurlaender is the first uc davis faculty member elected to the national academy of education 2020. Michal kurlaender awarded postdoctoral fellowship uc. Michal kurlaender policy analysis for california education.
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