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Four University of Washington faculty members are among the leaders in academia, business, philanthropy, the humanities and the arts elected as 2021 fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

The UW fellows include James A. Banks, professor emeritus of education. Honored for his work in education, Banks is the founding director of the Banks Center for Educational Justice – originally the Center for Multicultural Education – in the UW College of Education. He holds the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus and retired from the UW in 2019, after 50 years.

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses new research from UW's Interdisciplinary Learning Disabilities Center highlighting the need for differentiated treatment for learners with dyslexia and dysgraphia.

Jennifer Lee Hoffman, associate professor in Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and faculty member at the Center for Leadership in Athletics contributed to an article for The GW Hatchet. She states that the pandemic may have amplified any enrollment and financial challenges that a university may have been facing before the pandemic and that the pandemic has led to uncertainty over the future of higher education institutions, and a strategic plan can help address those concerns. “The concern is that colleges, universities that are really enrollment dependent are going to have to be really careful about the decisions that they make so that they maintain their fiscal viability,” she said. “So that’s where your strategic plan is really, really important.”

Robin DiAngelo (PhD '04), director of Equity for Senior Services, Seattle/King County, discusses "white fragility" and responses to Black Lives Matter protestors.

Professor Ken Zeichner believes that a proper connection between schools and communities should be the step in managing discipline in the classroom.

Professor Ken Zeichner discusses how the Seattle Teacher Residency is preparing a diverse cohort of outstanding teachers to work in poverty-impacted schools in Seattle.

Sheeba Jacob of the UW Center for Educational Leadership discusses how principals can support the growth of teachers through targeted feedback.

The UW’s new Native Education Certificate program mixes online learning with hands-on projects in participants’ communities, with the goal of providing more meaningful and culturally relevant education for Native students.

Professor Ilene Schwartz will moderate a forum on diversity and inclusion in Washington's schools between candidates for state superintendent.

Professor Susan Nolen comments on Washington students’ performance on the new Common Core-based tests, called Smarter Balanced, in grades 3-8.