Research Institute for Studies in Education

Linda Serra Hagedorn named new Director of RISE.

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RISE is pleased to announce that Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn will be the new Director of RISE beginning in August.

Dr. Hagedorn is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Administration and Policy at the University of Florida. While at Florida, Hagedorn was the principal investigator in a Lumina Foundation-funded project to create online instruction for community college institutional researchers. She was also the Director of the University of Florida Carnegie Initiative for the Educational Doctorate.

Hagedorn has many scholarly publications. To date, she has authored or co-authored more than 50 refereed articles, two edited books, and 21 chapters or monographs.

Under Hagedorn's leadership, RISE will continue its current mission of providing excellence and innovation in assessment, evaluation, and institutional research. However, the Institute will also be expanding its outreach with the inclusion of funded research and other venues.

For more information, see ISU's official press release.