CU Boulder School of Education Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor听Michele Moses听is among 23 top scholars named in of the听鈥檚 (AERA) 2015 fellows. In an organization of over 25,000 members, the new scholars join only 579听听previously recognized for their leading contributions within and beyond their fields of research.听
AERA Fellows are carefully selected for their substantial, sustained, and interdisciplinary research accomplishments. The rigorous process requires initial nomination by peers outside of the nominee鈥檚 home institution, selection by the AERA Fellows Committee, and approval by the AERA Council.
AERA Executive Director Felice Levine explains, 鈥淲e want to honor those who have really made significant contributions to research and have advanced knowledge 鈥� beyond the niche of [one鈥檚] own specialty.鈥�
Professor Moses, who was also recently elected to the board of听, is a philosopher of education concerned with advancing equal opportunity through more equitable education policies, especially with regard to access to higher education. As a Fulbright Scholar, she has analyzed affirmative action policies across six continents. Her work as a National Academy of Education/ Spencer Fellow has led to her most recent book,听Living with听Moral Disagreement: The Enduring Controversy about Affirmative Action听(University of Chicago Press, 2016). Moses also has been recognized with CU鈥檚 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award and The Best Should Teach Gold Award.
鈥淧rofessor Moses exemplifies the level of scholarship required of the prestigious honor of being named an AERA Fellow,鈥� said School of Education Dean Lorrie Shepard. 鈥淚t requires not only nationally-recognized excellence in research, but also distinguished contributions in teaching, mentorship, and outreach.鈥�
Moses joins several CU Boulder colleagues who have been recognized with this honor. As of last year, the proportion of the School of Education鈥檚 faculty that has been named fellows of AERA was second only to Stanford. Dean Shepard notes this distinction as evidence of the School of Education鈥檚 outstanding faculty and their national recognition in education research.
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Related Faculty: Michele S. Moses