The American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest professional education research organization in the country, with more than 25,000 members, has a new president-elect.
By Ross BrennemanPublished on
Shaun Harper
Harper, who begins his term in April 2020, is the second USC Rossier professor to be elected AERA president; William G. Tierney, the Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at USC Rossier, held the position in 2012–13.
This July, Harper received news of another honor. He became the second person to receive Indiana University’s Bicentennial Medal, honoring those whose personal, professional, artistic and philanthropic efforts have broadened the reach of that institution around the state, nation and world.
These latest findings from CANDLE researchers show that teens who think about social issues and violence in more reflective ways show greater resilience to the effects of violence exposure on their brain development.
As Aguilar reaches the career milestone, he reflects on why tenure is essential to academia, the importance of seeing more Mexican Americans gain tenure and the legacy of Professor Emeritus Robert Rueda.
