Course Schedule
Academic Year 2026-27
Year One, Cohort 19
Summer 2026: June 3-August 11
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5-6 June 26-27 July 10-11 |
EDEL | 9018 | (Core Class 2) Transformative Teaching and Learning for Innovative Classrooms and Organizations (3 WTU) |
Virginia Montero Hernandez |
| July 24-25 | EDEL | 9017 | #1 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Use of institutional data to address critical student issues (1 WTU) |
Jennifer Pace Wittman |
| August 7-8 | EDEL | 9017 | #2 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Media and organizational communication (1 WTU) |
Rosalee Billingslea Rush |
| June 3 - August 11 |
EDEL | 9011 | Applied Inquiry 1: Directed Reading and Literature Review Development (1 WTU) | Brad Porfilio |
Fall 2026: August 19-December 16
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 21-22 Sept. 4-5 Sept. 18-19 |
EDEL | 9010 | (Core Class 1) Critical Inquiry for Transformative Change (3 WTU) | Bradley Porfilio |
| Oct. 2-3 Oct. 16-17 Oct. 30-31 |
EDEL | 9001 | (Core Class 3) Qualitative Research for Transformative Policy and Practice Change (3 WTU) |
Anysia Mayer |
| Nov. 13-14 Nov. 20-21 Dec. 4-5 |
EDEL | 9003 | (Core Class 4) Organizational Theory and Change (3 WTU) |
Virginia Montero Hernandez |
| Aug. 19- Dec. 16 |
EDEL | 9011 | Applied Inquiry 1: Directed Reading and Literature Review Development (1 WTU) | Dissertation chair |
Spring 2027: January 27-May 21
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29-30 | EDEL | 9017 | #3 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Advocacy and conflict resolution (1 WTU) |
Jennifer Yacoub |
| Feb. 12-13 Feb. 19-20 March 5-6 |
EDEL | 9002 | (Core Class 5) Quantitative Research for Transformative Policy and Practice Change (3 WTU) |
Gary Lowe |
| March 19-20 | EDEL | 9017 | #4 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Construction of equity narratives using institutional data (1 WTU) |
Gary Lowe |
| April 9-10 April 16-17 April 30-May 1 |
EDEL | 9015 | (Core Class 11) Leadership practices for decolonization, healing, and liberation (3 WTU) |
Bradley Porfilio |
| May 7-8 | EDEL | 9017 | #5 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Building and sustaining community partnerships (1 WTU) |
Bradley Porfilio |
| May 14-15 | EDEL | 9017 | #6 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Professional networks and career development (1 WTU) |
Jennifer Pace Wittman |
| TBA | Research Institute | Zoom | Core Faculty | |
| Jan. 27-May 21 | EDEL | 9012 | Applied Inquiry 2: Beginning Research Proposal Design (1 WTU) | Dissertation chair |
Year Two, Cohort 18
Summer 2026: June 3-August 11
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5-6 June 26-27 July 10-11 |
EDEL | 9009 | (Core Class 7) Professional learning & talent management/mentoring (3 WTU) |
Bradley Porfilio |
| July 24-25 | EDEL | 9017 | #7 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Law and organizational functioning (1 WTU) |
Reyes Gauna |
| Aug. 7-8 | EDEL | 9017 | #8 Proseminar on contemporary issues for educational leaders Grant writing (1 WTU) |
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EDEL | 9012 | Applied Inquiry 2: Beginning Research Proposal Design (1 WTU) | Dissertation Chair |
Fall 2026: August 19-December 16
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 21-22 Sept. 4-5 Sept. 18-19 |
EDEL | 9005 | (Core Class 10) Policy creation, implementation, and evaluation for equitable outcomes (3 WTU) |
Anysia Mayer |
| Oct. 2-3 Oct. 16-17 Oct. 30-31 |
EDEL | 9014 | (Core Class 9) Data-Driven Assessment and Decision-Making for Transformative Change (3 WTU) |
Bradley Porfilio |
| Nov. 13-14 Nov. 20-21 Dec. 4-5 |
EDEL | 9043 (P12) | Management of human, fiscal, and material resources for equity (3 WTU) |
Terry Metzger |
| Nov. 13-14 Nov. 20-21 Dec. 4-5 |
EDEL | 9071 (CC) | Leadership, policy and organizational governance in the community college (3 WTU) |
Chadd Redwing |
| EDEL | 9013 | Applied Inquiry 3: Advanced Research Proposal Design (1 WTU) |
Dissertation Chair |
Spring 2027: January 27-May 21
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29-30 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 26-27 |
EDEL | 9024 | (Core Class 6) Transforming Education for Equity and Justice (3 WTU) |
Bradley Porfilio |
| TBD | Research Institute | Core Faculty | ||
| EDEL | 9013 | Applied Inquiry 3: Advanced Research Proposal Design (2 WTU) |
Dissertation Chair |
Year Three, Cohort 17
Summer 2026
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arranged with Faculty | EDEL | 9990 | Dissertation (4 WTU) | Dissertation Chair |
Fall 2026
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arranged with Faculty | EDEL | 9990 | Dissertation (4 WTU) | Dissertation Chair |
Spring 2027
| Course Dates | Subject | Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arranged with Faculty | EDEL | 9990 | Dissertation (4 WTU) | Dissertation Chair |
Updated: March 24, 2026