Kristi Bowman
Professor of Law · Michigan State University
Expert in K-12 educational policy and law
Educational Policy and Law School Desegregation K-12 Students’ Free Speech Rights Right to Education and Civic Role of Public Schools School Districts in Fiscal Crisis and Governance
Claire Smrekar
Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University
An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.
Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice
Leonard Haynes, PhD
Former Trustee · Fielding Graduate University
International higher education; public diplomacy; appointed Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education in 2017
Nonprofits Public Speaking Higher Education Community Outreach Grants
Joel Wm. Friedman
Jack M. Gordon Professor of Procedural Law & Jurisdiction, Director, Master of Jurisprudence Program · Tulane University
Joel Friedman has expertise in employment discrimination law, labor law, civil procedure and mediation
Theodore M. Shaw, J.D.
Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights
Political Law Educational Litigation Transitional Justice Constitutional Government Federal Law
Erin Devlin
Associate Professor of History and American Studies · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Devlin focuses on race, public memory, and social justice
American Studies Social Justice Race Public Memory American History
Rebecca Jacobsen
Associate Professor of Education Politics and Policy · Michigan State University
Associate Professor of Education Politics and Policy
Public Opinion Education Policy Accountability Public Policy Politics
Eric Houck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, School of Education · UNC at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy
Teacher Salary Teacher Quality Student Assignment Issues School Finance Policies State Funding Formulas
Daniel Cornfield
Professor of Sociology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the American labor movement, the creative class, and work and occupation issues generally.
labor & employment Creative Class Unionization Labor Unions Musicians
Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.
John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.
School Choice Educational Equity Industry Oversight Charter School Regulation Educational Leadership
Traci Parker
Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Traci Parker’s interests include African American women’s history, race and racism, class, labor, capitalism, and consumer culture.
Race, Class and Consumer Culture African American History and Culture African American History Race and Racism
Rich Milner
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning · Vanderbilt University
Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.
Achievement Gap Urban Education Teacher effectiveness in urban schools Social Context of Education Urban Teacher Education
David Yalof, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science · University of Connecticut
Dr. Yalof specializes in constitutional law, judicial politics and executive branch politics.
Executive Branch Politics Supreme Court Regulation Supreme Court The Presidency Constitutional Law