Brandi Stacey, Associate Director of In-State and Transfer Recruitment and former EPC graduate assistant, invited the Center over to her new domain last week, the Randall Welcome Center. ​The Randall Welcome Center provides a new front door for the University where visitors are engaged and immersed in all aspects of UA’s history and campus experiences. The 15,000-square-foot welcome center includes areas for prospective students to gather for campus tours, a lounge, theater, and UA admissions offices.

Friday (March 22, 2024) the EPC, the Program in Higher Ed Administration, the Department of Political Science, and the Office of Research and Economic Development with the Alabama Transportation Institute hosted a reception congratulating Jon Koh on his recent appointment to president of Shelton State Community College! Dr. Koh was a graduate research associate at the EPC from 2012 through 2015 while working on his M.P.A. and later his Ph.D. in Higher Ed Administration. The room was filled with shared memories, and reconnections, as well as a place for new relationships to be fostered among Koh’s many colleagues, professors, and friends. With this reception, we wish President Koh the best of luck during his tenure at Shelton State!

The EPC team welcomes Dr. Joyce Alexander, the new dean of the College of Education at the University of Alabama. Making these early introductions is crucial to any successful relationship, and the EPC applauds Dr. Alexander for hearing from the team, their resume, and what they hope to do in the future!

Welcome to the Education Policy Center’s new website! The transition to this new platform has been with its challenges but we are sure you will have a much more user-friendly experience as you explore. 

Here, on the News page, we will look to keep you regularly updated with all the Education Policy Center is up to and any special shoutouts we may have along the way.
In The Media features our mentions in media, be it our staff featured in interviews, our works cited, or our own opinion pieces written for media outlets.
Visit About Us to learn more about the team and see some new faces you haven’t met yet, along with our staff we are featuring our Senior and Research Fellows.
Our Research is the hub for anything we’ve published, refereed or not, dealing with education policy. From transfer and pell grants, to HBCUs and The Black Belt, Our Research is filled with decades of research!

We’re excited to launch our page and hope you find what you’re looking for with the new Education Policy Center Website!