Raquel Muñiz Boston College
Dr. Raquel Muñiz is the recipient of the 2025 Early Career Award. Dr. Muñiz is celebrated for her exceptional integration of education policy and law, particularly focusing on educational equity. Her research examines the impact of legal frameworks on educational practices, emphasizing marginalized groups. By analyzing policy decisions' effects on educational outcomes, her work offers both theoretical insights and practical reforms.
Dr. Muñiz actively contributes to legal education and policy reform, significantly shaping debates around educational equity. Her research bridges educational theory, policy, and law to address inequalities in K-12 and higher education. With 26 journal articles in prestigious publications including the Harvard Law & Policy Review, her cross-disciplinary expertise is widely recognized. In short, Dr. Raquel Muñiz's commitment to educational equity and innovative research profoundly impacts both academia and the practical realms of education policy and law.
The Early Career Award recognizes a scholar in the early stages of their career no later than 10 years after receipt of the doctoral degree who has conducted a distinguished program of cumulative education research in any field of educational inquiry. The winner of the award will be invited to give the Early Career Award Lecture at the following Annual Meeting.
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