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Kristine Bowman, Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs and Professor of Education Policy, 2021-22 mentor for AAN Leadership Fellows

Kristine Bowman is Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Professor of Education Policy in the College of Education. Bowman and her team support over two dozen graduate and undergraduate degree programs (including nearly ten fully online programs) enrolling more than 3000 total students across four departments. She also is leading the creation of the College’s first data analytics unit. Bowman is a prolific scholar, having published books, articles, and pieces for general audiences about racial and ethnic equality in schools, free speech in schools (K-12 and higher education), school finance, and federalism. Bowman is also appointed as a Professor of Law in the College of Law where she served as Vice and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2015-2018. She participated in the HERS Leadership Institute in 2018 and was a Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellow in 2019-2020. She posts on Twitter @ProfKBowman.