TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Beginning this summer, The University of Alabama College of Education will begin a new Executive Ed.D. Program in Higher Education Administration.
The two-year program, offered with the support of UA’s College of Continuing Studies, allows education professionals to earn their doctorate without leaving their jobs. At the end of the two-year program, both coursework and dissertations are complete.
According to Dr. James E. McLean, dean of the College of Education, this program is another effort by UA and the College to reduce barriers to obtaining a doctorate degree, and to prepare educators for increased responsibilities and career advancement.
“With over 50 percent of the community college deans and presidents eligible to retire within the next five years and a shortage of student personnel officers at all levels of higher education in Alabama, our state is in danger of a leadership shortage at the highest levels,” said McLean.
“The Executive Ed.D. of Higher Education program will provide students with the opportunity to work closely with other educational leaders with diverse professional backgrounds, research interests and overall education perspectives,” said Dr. Claire Major, program director.
Applications for the program are due by March 15. For more information or to enroll, contact Jean Foster Herron, 205/348-1169, jherron@bamaed.ua.edu, or visit www.education.ua.edu.
Contact
Suzanne Dowling, 205/348-8324, Sdowling@ur.ua.edu
Source
Dr. Claire Major, director, Executive Ed.D. Program, 05/348-1152, cmajor@bamaed.ua.edu