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Gloria Ladson-Billings

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Gloria Ladson-Billings
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Basic facts
Organization:National Academy of Education
Role:Member
Expertise:Pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American students and critical race theory applications to education
Education:•Ph.D., Stanford University, 1984
•M.Ed., University of Washington, 1972
•B.S., Morgan State University 1968
Website:Official website

Gloria Ladson-Billings is an American legal scholar and professor. As of June 2022, she was a member of the National Academy of Education (NEA). According to her member page on the NEA's website, Ladson-Billings' areas of interest include pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American students and critical race theory applications to education.[1][2]

Career

Below is a summary of Gloria Ladson-Billings' education and career:[3]

Academic degrees:

  • Ph.D., Stanford University (1984)
  • M.Ed., University of Washington (1972)
  • B.S., Morgan State University (1968)

Professional positions and honors:

  • Former Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Visiting Scholar/Professor, Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington (2009)
  • Chair, Department of Curriculum & Instruction,University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008-2011)
  • Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998)
  • Senior Fellow, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University (1998-2000)
  • Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995- 1998)
  • Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1991- 1995)
  • Visiting Scholar/Professor, Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington (1993)
  • Visiting Scholar/Professor, School of Education, Stanford University (1990)
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Counseling Psychology & Education, Santa Clara University (1989-1991)
  • Coordinator of Teacher Education & Adjunct Lecturer, Division of Counseling Psychology & Education, Santa Clara University (1984-1989)
  • Research Intern, Far West Laboratory for Educational Research, San Francisco (1981-1982)
  • Teaching Assistant/Teaching Fellow, School of Education, Stanford University (1978-1982)
  • Writer/Consultant, Energy Education Advisory Council (1976-1978)
  • Social Studies/Science Consultant and Teacher, School District of Philadelphia (1968-1978)
  • Brock International Prize, University of Tulsa, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University (2012)
  • Honorary Degree, University of Alicante (2012)
  • Honorary Degree, University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2010)
  • Laureate Member, Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society (2009)
  • Dean Helen LeBaron Hilton Distinguished Scholar, Iowa State University (2008-2009)
  • Hilldale Award for Distinguished Professional Accomplishment, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008)
  • Distinguished Service Award, Teachers College, Columbia University (2008)
  • Woman of Distinction Award – YWCA Madison, Affiliate (2007)
  • Outstanding Woman of Color Award – UW Madison (2006)
  • Member, National Academy of Education (2005)
  • Board member, National Society for the Study of Education (2005)
  • George and Louise Spindler Award, Council on Education and Anthropology,American Anthropological Association (2004)
  • Kellner Family Church in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004)
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences (2003-2004)
  • Honorary Doctorate, Umeå University, Umeå Sweden (2002)
  • H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1999)
  • Mary Ann Raywid Award for distinguished scholarship in education, Society of Professors of Education, American Educational Research Association (1997)
  • Palmer O. Johnson Outstanding Award for outstanding article published in an American Educational Research Association Journal (1996)
  • Outstanding Educator Award, Special Interest Group: Research Focus in Black Education, American Educational Research Association (1996)
  • Distinguished Early Career Award, Committee on the Role and Status of Minorities, American Educational Research Association (1995)
  • Outstanding Teaching and Teacher Education Research Award, Division K, American Educational Research Association (1995) *Outstanding Multicultural Research Award, National Association of Multicultural Education (1995)
  • Faculty Appreciation Award, Black Graduate Students Association, UW-Madison (1994)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Academy of Education, Spencer Foundation (1988-1990)
  • Community Leadership Fellow, Leadership Palo Alto (1988)
  • Outstanding Black Woman Award, Mid-Peninsula, YMCA Palo Alto (1988)


Academic scholarship

The following table contains a selection of books and works by Gloria Ladson-Billings about critical race theory and related issues. Any links in the table below feature Ballotpedia summaries of that scholarly work.[3] All of her publications can be found here.

Scholarly work
Title Source
The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children Jossey Bass (2009)
Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Education Routledge (2009)
City Kids, City Schools The New Press (2008)
Education Research in the Public Interest: Social Justice, Action, and Policy Teachers College Press (2006)
"Through a Glass Darkly: The Persistence of Race in Education Research" Educational Researcher (2012)
"Is Meeting the Diverse Needs of all Students Possible" Kappa Delta Pi Record (2011)
"Race…to the Top, Again: Commentary on the Genealogy of Critical Race Theory" Connecticut Law Review (2011)
"Boyz to Men: Teaching to restore black boys childhood" Race & Ethnicity in Education (2011)
"Education for Everyday People: Obstacles and Opportunities Facing the Obama Administration" Harvard Education Review (2009)
"‘Who you Callin’ Nappy-Headed?’ A Critical Race Theory Look at the Construction of Black Women" Race Ethnicity and Education (2009)

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Academy of Education, "Gloria Ladson-Billings" accessed June 30, 2022
  2. ↑ Gloria Ladson-Billings, "Curriculum Vitae" accessed June 30, 2022
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GLBillings1
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