Williams named to GPEE’s Education Policy Fellowship Program
Writer:
Haylee Silverthorne,
hsilver@uga.edu
Contact:
Sheneka Williams,
706-542-1615,
smwill@uga.edu
Published in Faculty / Staff, LEAP, Press Releases
Williams
Sheneka Williams, a faculty member in the College of Education, has been selected by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education as a member of its 2013 class of the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP).
Williams and 20 other selectees will attend monthly colloquiums for nine months to broaden their understanding of the policy process in education and related issues. Members will also attend a national policy seminar in Washington, D.C.
Williams, an assistant professor in the department of lifelong leadership, administration, and policy, teaches graduate classes in educational policy analysis and school/community relations. Her research focuses on student assignment policies, school governance and its impact on school communities, and magnet schools and desegregation.
She also currently serves as associate director for policy and advocacy for the University Council for Educational Administration, a national consortium of higher education institutions focused on advancing the preparation and practice of educational leaders.
Williams received her Ed.D. in educational leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University. She joined the UGA faculty in 2007.