President Barack Obama plans to nominate UW-Madison Sociology and Educational Policy Studies Professor Adam Gamoran to the National Board of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education.
Gamoran is the current director of the Waisman Center for Educational Research at UW-Madison. He has also served as the chair of the Department of Sociology and as the interim dean of the School of Education.
""Adam Gamoran is among our nation's leaders in education research,"" Julie Underwood, dean of the School of Education said in a statement. ""I am delighted that the Obama administration has recognized him with an appointment to this important position and that Adam is willing to serve during such exciting times in education.""
The National Board of Education is an advisory board that reviews and regulates the policies proposed by the director of the Institute of Education Sciences.
The board consists of 15 voting members appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
