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Carol D. Lee, 2021 Prize Winner

    Learning Science Research
    Edwina S. Tarry Professor Emerita
    School of Education and Social Policy
    Northwestern University

    Carol D. Lee, the 2021 McGraw Prize winner in Learning Science Research, has had a lasting impact on the learning sciences by introducing transformative perspectives to the field. In her five-decade career, she adopted a broad ecological focus, closely attending to the role of culture in learning and literacy. Her work has led to significant practical implications for how educators can support learning using an intersectional lens, particularly for African American youth. Lee has received dozens of awards and honors—both for her research and her leadership in cultivating new voices from diverse and marginalized communities. Lee is Professor Emeritus in the School of Education and Social Policy and in Learning Sciences and African-American Studies at Northwestern University.

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    News

    Advice for new education leaders, from McGraw Prize winners

    As students return to school, we asked past McGraw Prize in Education Winners what advice they would offer to new education leaders.

    On-Demand Webinar

    Addressing Learning Inequalities through Human Learning and Development

    Carol D. Lee discusses how transformational conceptions of what supports robust learning challenge the assumptions that undergird the ways we design schooling environments to support learning.

    Winner Video Bio

    Introducing transformative perspectives

    Dr. Carol D. Lee (Northwestern University), the 2021 McGraw Prize winner in Learning Science Research, has had a profound and lasting impact on the learning sciences by introducing transformative perspectives to the field.

    Event

    2021 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Celebration

    We celebrate the 2021 winners Douglas H. and Lynn S. Fuchs (AIR, Vanderbilt), Richard Baraniuk (Rice), and Carol D. Lee (Northwestern) whose work in preK–12 education, higher education, and learning science research are making a huge difference in the lives of students.

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    Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Announces 2021 Winners

    This year’s winners, announced today by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, are Richard Baraniuk, Doug and Lynn Fuchs, and Carol D. Lee. Each is recognized for their achievements in higher education, preK-12 education, and learning science research respectively.