Photo Gallery
The Department of Education Reform participates in many activities related to departmental missions both within the University of Arkansas and on the national stage. These photos offer a glimpse into the different experiences that benefit our program's students.
Each year, The Department of Education Reform and the Office for Education Policy take turns hosting an annual Education Policy Conference to connect with stakeholders throughout the state of Arkansas and disseminate the department's policy-relevant research. Attendees include educators, policy makers and education advocates.
EDRE students and alumni at the International School Choice and Reform Conference in Madrid in January 2024.
EDRE students and faculty at the 2023 Association for Education Finance and Policy Conference in Denver.
EDRE faculty and students with Kate Mamiseishvili (center), dean of the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions, and Jacob Oliva (third from right), secretary of the Arkansas Department of Education, at the Office for Education Policy Conference.
Daion Daniels presenting at the Association for Education Finance and Policy conference in his first year of the EDRE program.
Rian Djita (standing at left) presenting about Indonesian culture for Owl Creek Middle School's International Week in his third year of the EDRE program.
Sarah Burks-Moore (left), vice chair of the Arkansas State Board of Education and an EDRE alumna, accepting the Outstanding Alumni Award from Dean Kate Mamiseishvili at the 2023 annual COEHP Awards.
The office of COEHP Dean Kate Mamiseishvili (third from left) orchestrated a surprise celebration to honor Dr. Bob Costrell (center) on his last day of teaching before his January 2024 retirement.
EDRE interim Department Head Patrick Wolf (second from left), department alumna Dr. Anna Egalite (center) and Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice (right) at the 2023 International School Choice and Reform Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Rian Djita (third from right) was chosen to participate in the Fordham Institute's 2023 Emerging Education Policy Scholars Fellowship program in Washington, D.C.
EDRE faculty with their 2018 graduates.