Sylvia Hurtado, distinguished professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association. She will serve as president-elect in 2026-2027 and assume her presidency at the association’s 2027 annual meeting.
Centering her work on equity for historically marginalized groups and institutional transformation, Dr. Hurtado studies the transition to college, the campus racial climate, and STEM pathways and interventions. She previously directed the University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, as well as UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute. Dr. Hurtado is also a past president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Dr. Hurtado is a graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in sociology. She holds a master’s degree in administration and social policy from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education and a Ph.D. in higher education and organizational change from UCLA.
Marrielle Myers, associate professor of mathematics education at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, was elected president of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. She will serve a one-year term as president-elect, followed by a two-year term as president.
At Kennesaw State, Dr. Myers teaches mathematics methods and content courses to prospective elementary teachers, as well as educational equity and diversity courses for practicing teachers. Her scholarship centers on three areas: preparing and supporting teachers’ development of political knowledge and critical consciousness, supporting Black teachers’ understanding of teaching for justice and engagement in creative insubordination at predominantly White institutions, and supporting teachers and teacher educators to navigate educational censorship.
Dr. Myers earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Hampton University in Virginia. She received her master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. in mathematics education from North Carolina State University.