PhD Candidate Meredith Barber Named a 2025 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellow

The History Department is pleased to announce that PhD Candidate Meredith Barber has been named a 2025 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellow. This year, the selection committee, comprised of leading scholars in education research, selected 35 fellows from an extremely competitive pool of over 400 scholars. 

The National Academy of Education, an honorary educational society, manages the fellowship with generous financial support from the Spencer Foundation. The fellowship has over 400 alum who include many of today’s leading education researchers. 

The Academy believes the fellowship enhances the future of education research by developing new talent in the many disciplines represented by the selected scholars. You can click here to learn more about the award and recipients. Congratulations, Meredith!