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Current Edwin J. O'Leary Fellows

Callie AvondetCallie Avondet

PhD Scholar in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Callie Avondet is a Ph.D. student in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with a concentration in history of education. Her research centers on placemaking in education and Black community organizing in Salt Lake City.


Itrat SultanItrat Sultan

PhD Scholar in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Itrat Sultan is earning her PhD in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership (EPOL) at Illinois, with concentrations in History of Education and Social Sciences and Education Policy. Itrat is a critical interpretivist scholar interested in immigrant education and the experiences of South Asian and Asian American communities. Her research examines how people understand their place within educational spaces and how those experiences shape over time.


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