Nationally recognized scholar of higher education leadership and equity, Kezar joins one of the nation’s most prestigious societies for education research.

The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education and USC Rossier is proud to announce that Adrianna Kezar, the Dean’s Professor of Leadership and the Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd).

“I am honored to join the National Academy of Education and to contribute to its mission of building and mobilizing knowledge to improve education,” said Professor Kezar, who is also co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. “I see this membership as both a recognition and a responsibility to continue advancing research that supports more equitable and effective educational systems.”

Recognized for her scholarship on higher education leadership, organizational change, equity and institutional transformation, Kezar’s election to the NAEd reflects her sustained impact on the field and her commitment to research that informs policy and practice across higher education organizations and campuses. As a member of the NAEd, she will contribute to the Academy’s mission through participation in studies, convenings and initiatives that promote the use of rigorous research in educational practice.

Read the full article on the USC Rossier website, here.