UI&U Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

The Art of Leadership for Social Justice

Since 1964, Union Institute & University has been at the forefront of providing socially relevant doctoral education for adult learners. Continuing this tradition, UI&U’s Doctor of Education Program offers the Ed.D. degree with specializations in Educational Leadership (Pre-K through 12) and Higher Education, both with an emphasis on ethics and social justice. The Ed.D. program is uniquely designed to align with the needs, experiences, and interests of mid-career professionals. Those who seek a low-residency doctoral experience can engage in advanced scholarship while balancing professional and family commitments.

Cohort Model and Learning Community
Learners advance through the program in a small cohort of fellow scholar-practitioners. Seminars are delivered online, in web-hosted meetings, as well as face-to-face during semi-annual residencies in Cincinnati, Ohio. Learners benefit from UI&U’s experienced faculty and a collaborative learning environment, developing the attitudes, knowledge, and skills they need to advance their careers.

Ethics and Social Justice
Issues of ethics and social justice are integrated into the entire program. Learners and faculty engage, in complex and thoughtful ways, the implications of alternative perspectives on ethics and social justice hold for their roles as scholar-practitioners in the field of education and for the institutions that they will serve. Learners will acquire the following professional dispositions toward justice:

• respect for value pluralism
• consensual decision-making
• adherence to democratic processes
• commitment to the use of reason and evidence

Additional Information
If you are interested in the Ed.D. program and would like to learn more, we invite you to speak with a faculty member. To schedule a meeting, please email josefina.rosario@myunion.edu .

We also host informal information sessions as an opportunity for you to learn more about UI&U’s Ed.D. programs in Educational Leadership (K-12), and Higher Education. Please check back soon for information about upcoming info sessions.