UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A new book co-edited by Gilberto Q. Conchas, the Wayne K. & Anita Woolfolk Hoy Endowed Chair of Education at Penn State, recently received the 2026 Outstanding Book Award from the Society of Professors of Education, a national honor recognizing one of the most significant scholarly contributions to the field each year.
The book, "Transforming Education for Social Justice: Empirical Insights from Leadership, Equity, and Research in Action," discusses how colleges and universities approach equity, arguing that meaningful change begins by listening more closely to how students themselves experience inequality.
Conchas co-e...