African American Pioneers Take Center Stage at the American Educational Research Association"

Jerome E. Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has been chosen as president-elect of the American Educational Research Association Council for the 2025-2026 academic year, set to ascend to president in 2026-2027. He spearheads the Race, Class, Place, and Outcomes Interdisciplinary Research Group, emphasizing race, social class, and educational geography. His esteemed publications include *Troubling the Waters* (2009) and *Central City’s Joy and Pain* (2024).