Olivia Chi
BU Wheelock Scholarly Accomplishments May 2025
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and awards for March 2025. Awards Jennifer Bryson MACURE Celebrate Literacy Award, from the Massachusetts Association of College and University Reading Educators Tina Durand Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching, from Boston University Anthony Jack Massachusetts Book Award longlist for Class dismissed: When colleges ignore […]
BU Wheelock Scholarly Accomplishments March 2025
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and awards for March 2025. Books and Book Chapters Anna Lim Lim, A. (2024). Immigrant deaf students of color: On the axes of accommodation, acculturation, and racialization. In C. M. Leider, C. L. Dobbs, & E. Nerlino (Eds.), Preparing antiracist teachers: Fostering antiracism and equity in teacher […]
How Strong School Leaders Drive Student Success
High-quality school and district leadership are a critical part of student success. But developing and sustaining effective leaders can present challenges as leaders navigate growing demands and competing priorities. So how can research and practice intersect to support the development of effective leaders? For this Conversations with the Dean session, Dean Penny Bishop is joined […]
The Teacher Workforce and the Impact of COVID-19
As it started to become clear that the COVID-19 pandemic would have an impact across multiple schools years, concerns regarding what some called a “mass exodus” of teachers began to rise. Despite these fears, a recent report by Olivia Chi and Andrew Bacher-Hicks that explores the impact of COVID-19 on the teacher workforce of Massachusetts […]
Improving Policies That Support Teachers
Olivia Chi is an assistant professor of educational leadership & policy studies at BU Wheelock. Her research uses quantitative methods to study the economics of education, with a focus on teacher labor markets, measures of teacher quality, and policies that reduce educational inequality. Chi is affiliated faculty with the Wheelock Educational Policy Center.
Teacher Diversity Increased in Massachusetts during COVID-19 Pandemic
New research from Boston University’s Wheelock Education Policy Center (WEPC) finds increases in the racial and ethnic diversity of teachers hired for the 2020–2021 Massachusetts school year. This was particularly true in schools serving the state’s highest concentrations of Black and Latinx students, where roughly 41% of newly hired teachers were people of color. These […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes Six New Faculty
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed six new full-time faculty members. Their research interests include teacher quality, the learning needs of students with disabilities, excellence in individuals and teams, labor markets and education policy, and language transition. They are committed to improving systems and unlocking opportunities that will make the world a better place and helping […]