Leadership Programs at the UCEA Annual Convention 2025

Faculty, students, and staff affiliated with the BSE Leadership Programs will be participating in the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention that will be held November 19–22, 2025, at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Resort and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We hope to see you there!

ucea 2025 convention art

Presenters

Joy Esbolt headshot

Joy Esboldt

adjunct professor Ozge Hacıfazlıoğlu smiling at camera long brown hair black scarf and sweater

Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu

laura hernandez headshot

Laura Hernandez

Talia Leibovitz square

Talia Leibovitz

Elaine Luo

Francis Rojas headshot

Francis Rojas

brian simmons headshot

Brian Simmons

sara stone headshot

Sara Stone

Rachel Williams

associate professor chunyan yang smiling at camera

Chunyan Yang

Presentations

Session title Date/time Room Presenter(s)
GSS Session: Educational Outcomes and Technological Integration Thu. Nov 20, 8:00 to 8:50am Miramar 1 Brian Simmons
GSS Session: Pathways to Inclusive Leadership and Equitable Schools Thu. Nov 20, 8:00 to 8:50am San Juan 2 Sara Stone
Keep On Keep’n On: How EdD Graduates Transfer Learning to Their Work Contexts Thu. Nov 20, 5:15 to 6:30pm San Juan 8 Lihi Rosenthal
The Real World: Artificial Intelligence Thu. Nov 20, 5:15 to 6:30pm Bahia 2 Brian Simmons
Politics of Education Association Meeting Thu. Nov 20, 6:30 to 7:10pm Laguna 1 Rachel Williams
Innovative University Partnerships Fri. Nov 21, 8:00 to 9:10am San Juan 3 Melissa Virrueta-Peters
Developing Leaders with Resilience: Signature Practices from the US and Europe Fri. Nov 21, 10:40 to 11:50am San Felipe Rebecca Cheung, Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu, Lihi Rosenthal, Chunyan Yang
Supersized: The Role and Identity of the Superintendent Fri. Nov 21, 10:40 to 11:50am Bahia 1 Honey Walrond
Equity and the Culturally Responsive Leader Fri. Nov 21, 10:40 to 11:50am Laguna 2 Francis Rojas
Critical Camaraderie and Affinity as Fugitivity for Marginalized Leaders Fri. Nov 21, 1:20 to 2:30pm San Juan 6 Aukeem Ballard, Rebecca Cheung, Quennie Dong, Jabari Mahiri, Melissa Virrueta-Peters
Evading or Naming Race?: Strategies for Leading Racial Change against Racial Backlash Fri. Nov 21, 1:20 to 2:30pm San Juan 7 Joy Esboldt, Talia Leibovitz
Title II and Chronic Absenteeism: SEA and District Considerations Fri. Nov 21, 1:20 to 2:30pm Bahia 2 Laura Hernandez
Learning About and Acting Upon Issues of Equity, Power, and/or Identity Fri. Nov 21, 2:40 to 3:50pm Miramar 2 Francis Rojas
No "I" in Team: Distributed Leadership Sat, Nov 22, 8:00 to 9:10am Laguna 2 Joy Esboldt
Emerging Findings from Voices from the Field 5: Examining Leadership Preparation for Race and Racial Justice Sat. Nov 22, 8:00 to 9:10am Bahia 1 Rebecca Cheung, Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu
Rowing Upstream: Conducting Equity Leadership Research in the Anti-DEI Era as Early Career Scholars Sat, Nov 22, 1:20 to 2:30pm Terrace 1 Joy Esboldt
Equity Centered Leadership: Fostering Resilience and Wellbeing: Voices of Leadership from California and Chile Sat. Nov 22, 3:00 to 4:10pm San Juan 6 Rebecca Cheung, Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu, Elaine Luo, Francis Rojas, Lihi Rosenthal, Sara Stone, Michelle Young