Tabbye Chavous and Carla O’Connor are elected to the National Academy of Education

Marsal Education Professors Tabbye Chavous and Carla O’Connor have been elected to the National Academy of Education. They are among the 19 distinguished education scholars and leaders elected to the academy this year. Chavous is Professor of Psychology in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Associate Vice President for Research; and by Courtesy Professor in the Marsal Family School of Education. O’Connor is the University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the Marsal Family School of Education, and Director of Academic Programs, Wolverine Pathways.

“We welcome this outstanding group of scholars and leaders to the National Academy of Education at a critical moment in the history of our nation—one that demands a renewed commitment to the generation and use of scientific evidence in informing the field’s knowledge base, as well as policies and practices of educational systems. This cohort of distinguished colleagues will join our honorific society to continue strengthening the promise of education as a foundational pillar of our democratic society,” says Alfredo J. Artiles, president of the National Academy of Education.  

The National Academy of Education advances high quality education research and its use in policy and practice. The academy consists of U.S. members and international associates who are elected based on outstanding scholarship or leadership related to education. Nominations are submitted by individual academy members once a year for review and election by the organization’s membership. In addition to serving on expert study panels that address pressing issues in education, members are also deeply engaged in the academy’s professional development fellowship programs.