Adam Gamoran
agamoran.bsky.social
Adam Gamoran
@agamoran.bsky.social
President of the William T. Grant Foundation and emeritus professor at UW-Madison
Researchers & community partners working hard for youth in St. Louis: appreciated the chance to visit Wash U’s exec vice provost Mary McKay, Sandro Galea, dean of the new Schl of Public Health, and their colleagues; and Brandon Williams, visionary president of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis.
October 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Monica Bhatt, another @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, kicks off the panel on the power of research-practice partnerships in Chicago #SREE2025
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Inspiring @sreesociety.bsky.social plenary organized by Shanette Porter @uchiconsortium.bsky.social featuring @chipubschools.bsky.social chief of teaching & learning Nicole Milberg & former @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Disting Fellow Deborah Gorman-Smith, dean of Crown Fam School of Soc Work #SREE2025
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Monica Bhatt, another @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, kicks off a panel discussion on the contributions of @uchiconsortium.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I’m proud to say that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social supports the Hedges Lecture at #SREE2025
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Appreciate the opportunity to learn from economist and criminal justice scholar @meganstevenson.bsky.social as she delivers the Hedges Lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness #SREE2025
October 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A great day to visit WCER, ITP, and @uwsoc.bsky.social!
September 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Yesterday @innovatingjustice.bsky.social, I had the chance to welcome former NIJ director Nancy LaVigne as the new dean of @runscj.bsky.social, along with another former NIJ director and great colleague, Jeremy Travis. Congrats on your new role, Nancy!
September 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Field trip! @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is at @yankees.com today!
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I’m looking forward to participating in this Sept 2 webinar on the federal role in education with several leading thinkers - REGISTER: bit.ly/45p9VY0
August 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Chicago schools developed a curriculum on police violence and accountability
August 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Facing History & Ourselves has great resources for teaching about race in Chicago (and elsewhere!)
August 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Great panel at #ASA2025 on teaching about race and racism in Chicago, featuring Tonika Johnson (standing) of Folded Map, Maria Kyrsan (moderator), Ken Garcia-Gonzales of Facing History & Ourselves, Yamali Rodriguez-Gruger @chipubschools.bsky.social & Jessica Marshall @spencerfoundation.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Congrats to @andrewpenner.bsky.social and a host of co-authors on winning the award for significant scholarship from @isa-rc28.bsky.social, presented by RC president @jenniebrand.bsky.social.
August 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s a reunion! Seven years after our first grant to the partnership between @mdrc-news.bsky.social & Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventude (Youth Development Institute), five of us were together in San Juan: John Martinez, @kadumont.bsky.social, Amanda Rivera, Maria Enchautegui, & me.
May 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Great conversation btw @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee Amanda Rivera & @kadumont.bsky.social on robust strategies for promoting evidence use, at a conference on social investment for Puerto Rico co-sponsored w @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social & Fundacion Banco Popular
May 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happening now! But the room is 1E #AERA2025
April 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And now for the main course: @janellescott.bsky.social delivers inspiring remarks as @aeraedresearch.bsky.social president - and she’s a @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, too!
April 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Multi-talented grantees @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social! Prof Decoteau Irby of UI-Chicago leads the #AERA2025 Presidential Band in his own composition leading into @janellescott.bsky.social Presidential Address
April 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Congrats to Felice Levine on her 21 years of leadership @aeraedresearch.bsky.social and before that, years leading @asanews.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It’s a full room for this session at #AERA2025! Very proud that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is supporting this project @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
April 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Glad to have the opportunity to visit the Gordon Institute for Advanced Study at Teachers College to talk about funding opportunities at @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social (I always take time to stop by John Dewey, who was on my grandfather’s thesis committee, when I’m at TC.)
April 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
@robertoge.bsky.social welcomes the crowd - in addition to my keynote, today’s event includes recognition of accomplishments in community impact of both Purdue faculty & staff and community partners
March 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM