The colloquium event is open to School of Education doctoral students, faculty, staff, alums, friends, and community partners.

Attendees will learn more about our innovative, ongoing research at the VCU School of Education. The event features SOE doctoral student poster presentations, faculty lightning talks and panel discussions around effective research partnership development.

VCU School of Education doctoral programs include:

PhD in Education, with concentrations in:
– Art Education
– Counselor Education and Supervision
– Curriculum, Culture and Change
– Educational Leadership, Policy and Justice
– Educational Psychology
– Research, Assessment and Evaluation

Special Education, Ph.D. in Education

EdD in Educational Leadership, with cohorts in:
– Organizational leadership (nonprofit, military, government, corporate)
– Higher education leadership
– K-12 leadership

The event will take place on VCU’s campus this year at the beautiful VCU Cabell Library, Lecture Hall, Room 303 on Friday, April 11, 2025, 9 a.m. to 2:30 pm.

Please use the links below to Register and, if interested, to present a Doc student poster (back by popular demand) at the Gallery Walk or a Lightning Talk for faculty research!

1. Register to Attend the Colloquium, Panel Discussion, and Talks

Join attendees at the colloquium for engaging sessions, including a panel discussion from school division leaders on best practices for research collaborations, a talk on using state-level data from the VLDS, Doc student posters, faculty lightning talks, free lunch, and more! Register here.

2. Register to Present a Poster at the Gallery Walk (Doc students) or a Lightning Talk (Faculty/Staff

Students: Use the link below to sign up to present and share your research in a supportive and engaging environment at the SOE Research Colloquium! This is an excellent opportunity to receive feedback, gain presentation skills and prepare for national conference presentations like AERA! Sign up below and come have so fun sharing your work! Sign up here.

Faculty/Staff: Use the link below to sign up to present and share your research in a Lightning Talk! Lightning Talks are short 5 minute talks presented in rapid succession. This is a quick, entertaining, and informative way to share your research.  Sign up here.