Education Policy, Organization and Leadership - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Drawing upon traditional strengths in social foundations, educational leadership, higher education, and human resource development, the department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership prepares its graduates to address the most critical issues in Preschool-12 and postsecondary education.

EPOL Divisions

Education Leadership and Policy

Educational Administration and Leadership
Education Leadership & Policy (Online)

Global Studies

Global Studies in Education (On-Campus)
Global Studies in Education (Online)

Higher Education

Higher Education

Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development (On-Campus)
Human Resource Development (Online)
Health Profession Education (Online)
eLearning (Online)

Social and Philosophical Foundations

History of Education
Philosophy of Education
Social and Cultural Studies of Education
Diversity and Equity Issues in Education (Online)
New Learning and New Literacies (Online)

EPOL Community Engagement

Education Justice Project: Directed by Dr. Rebecca Ginsburg
Saving Our Lives Hear our Truths (SOLHOT): Directed by Dr. Ruth Brown
Odyssey Project: Directed by Dr. Cris Mayo

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Meet our new postdoctoral fellows!

The Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership welcomes four Postdoctoral Fellows who are working on the project, "Assessing Complex Performance: A Postdoctoral Training Program Researching Students Writing in Digital Workspaces." Bill Cope, PI on the grant says, "It is a great honor to be working with four of the smartest minds in a new generation of researchers investigating the productive connections between writing and assessment in emerging digital learning environments." Read more...

EPOL's Burbules a Co-PI on $5M NSF grant to establish National Center for Professional and Research Ethics

image of professor Nick Burbules Dr. Nick Burbules participates in an interdisciplinary team formed at the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) in the College of Engineering in order to help establish a national center to develop, gather, preserve and provide comprehensive access to resources related to ethics for teachers, students, researchers, administrators and other audiences. Read more...

EPOL's Delaney talks about funding for higher education institutions

image of professor jennifer delaney Dr. Jennifer Delaney, a professor of educational organization and leadership who specializes in higher education funding, recently co-wrote studies that examined the relationships between federal academic earmarks and state spending for student financial aid, capital construction on university/college campuses, and general appropriations. Delaney discussed the studies’ findings with News Bureau editor Sharita Forrest. Read more in A Minute With™... Dr. Jennifer Delaney.

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