Sheneka Williams
Chairperson and Professor, Department of Educational Administration
Sheneka Williams's research focuses on rural education and school desegregation.
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Sheneka Williams is professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration. Williams's research focuses in two main areas: rural education and school desegregation. Her research specifically examines educational opportunity for African American students in rural contexts, and the resulting effects of (de)segregated schools on students of color. Her research has been published in journals such as Educational Policy, Teachers College Record, Urban Education, and the Peabody Journal of ... Education. Aspects of her research have been presented at The National Press Club, American Enterprise Institute, and on CNN and NPR.
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Vanderbilt University: Ed.D., K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy | 2007
The University of Alabama: M.Ed., Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 2001
The University of Alabama: B.S., Secondary Education and Teaching | 1996
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Michigan State students have thoughts on whether class Monday is too soon
Bridge Michigan | 2023-02-17
School of Education Department Chair and Professor Sheneka Williams said she thinks some students have qualms about returning to night classes since the shooting happened at night. For example, she said, students who have night classes wonder if there will be people to escort them if they need it.
Commentary: Times Article on Rural School Misses Half the Story – Educational Success
The Daily Yonder | 2021-10-06
Despite lack of funding, rural schools can serve as sites of learning, community, and excellence. We need to understand both the problems and opportunities to make good education policy.
Desegregation remains an issue in many US schools
New York Post | 2019-07-11
Districts released from court orders have tended to relax their integration efforts, a major factor in the resegregation of many schools nationwide, according to Sheneka Williams, an associate professor at the University of Georgia.
Evenness vs. Isolation in Schools
U.S. News & World Report | 2018-06-25
"Schools alone can't fix this," says Sheneka Williams, an expert in school desegregation history at the University of Georgia. "Housing is a place to start. There has to be a federal incentive with housing. If the nation is interested in integrating schools, you have to incentivize people to live together."
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