About Us

The Center for Equity, Leadership, and Social Justice Education at Loyola University Maryland’s School of Education brings faculty, students, and Loyola alumni funding assistance for engaged research through grants and administrative/research assistance, provides a collaborative platform and space to the community, an opportunity for attracting larger funding sources, and offers exposure and promotion of impactful work in the area of equity, leadership, and social justice education. The Center uses the research-practice-partnerships (RPPs) paradigm in its work. RPPs are defined as long term, mutually beneficial collaborations that promote the production and use of rigorous research about problems of practice (Coburn, Pernuel, and Geil, 2012). This approach helps build trust and foster mutually beneficial relationships that lead to long-term commitments and jointly developed research agendas in the community. 

Mission

The Center collaborates with education practitioners, community members, and students through engaged scholarship to amplify our collective voices and advance justice in education for historically marginalized populations.

Vision

The Center serves as a vibrant hub of engaged scholarship, supporting the development, dissemination, and examination of practices and policies that advance educational equity.

Core Values

Equity, Diversity, Anti-Racist, Participatory, and Collaborative