Education Workshop - Spring 2025 Schedule
The Chicago Education Workshop, which meets weekly throughout the year, brings together students, faculty and other interested colleagues to discuss cutting edge research on education being conducted locally and around the nation. Its purpose is to create a lively forum in which scholars from a range of disciplines can scrutinize the empirical claims made by presenters. Presenters include locally or nationally distinguished scholars as well as Chicago PhD students. Sessions frequently focus on the logic of an argument, the relevance of the methodology, empirical findings, and potential alternative explanations. Each presenter is allocated 80 minutes for presentation, questioning, and discussion; the norm is for the format to be interactive, with key issues raised as they arise. Open discussion through individual or small group meetings with the speaker is encouraged after each workshop.
The Workshop on Education Lecture Series is held on Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. in Harper Memorial Library Room 130
Date | Name of Guest Speaker, Workshop Title | Recent Publications |
April 3rd, 2025 |
Workshop: How Test Optional Policies in College Admissions Disproportionately Harm High Achieving Applicants from Disadvantaged Backgrounds |
How Test Optional Policies in College Admissions Disproportionately Harm High Achieving Applicants from Disadvantaged Backgrounds |
April 10th, 2025 |
Workshop: Real-Time Research for Decision Making Across the Decentralized US Education System: The Case of High-Impact Tutoring |
The Effects of Virtual Tutoring on Young Readers: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial Tutor CoPilot: A Human-AI Approach for Scaling Real-Time Expertise |
April 17th, 2025 |
Workshop: Using Meta-Analytic Evidence to Understand Educational Intervention Impact Persistence and Fadeout |
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April 24th, 2025 |
Workshop: After the School Day, What’s Next?: Exploring Refugee Youths’ Motivation and Engagement in After-School Programs |
Creating Safe, Healthy, and Inclusive Schools: Challenges and Solutions An Exploration of the Impact of Racism and Discrimination on the Mental Health of Latinx Youth Girls Rule Art! Exploring Forcibly Displaced Girls’ Engagement in Arts-Based Programs Abandoning the Vulnerable: The Devastating Impact of Abrupt U.S. Refugee Policy Shifts |
May 1st, 2025 |
Workshop: TBD |
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May 8th, 2025 |
Workshop: TBD |
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May 15th, 2025 |
Student Presentations Workshop: TBD |
For additional information on the Workshop on Education Lecture Series, to be added to the distribution list, or if you are a person with disabilities who may need assistance, please contact one of our Workshop Coordinators: Peyton Cunningham (cpcunningham@uchicago.edu), Della Cox (della@uchicago.edu), Emma Heidorn (eheidorn@uchicago.edu), or Jake Nicoll (jwnicoll@uchicago.edu).
Guanglei Hong is the Committee on Education Chair and Faculty Representative.