Professional Development Academies in Education

Professional Development Programs in Information Studies

UCLA’s School of Education & Information Studies is home to two departments. Each is a leader in their field, helping to pioneer what's next in the Education and Information worlds.

UCLA Ed&IS faculty are at the forefront of their fields, addressing issues of equality, access and social justice in the fields of education and information. Their scholarship has an international reputation for excellence and commitment to addressing the most critical issues facing our society.

An ecosystem of K-12 teaching schools where UCLA partners to develop, study, share, and advance innovative best practices.

The work at UCLA Ed&IS is guided by the principles of individual responsibility and social justice, an ethic of caring, and commitment to the communities we serve. Learn more about our mission and values, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our faculty and students, our history and more.

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are defining features of UCLA Ed&IS and we embrace them as a source of strength.

Department of Education 2023 Information Sessions

Department of Information Studies Programs

Department of Information Studies 2023 Information Sessions

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Department of Education

Affirmative Action

Equity

Higher Education

History of Education

Information Law

Social Studies Education

Teaching

William C. Purdy, Ph.D., J.D.

Education Undergraduate Program

Educational Leadership Program

My research centers on the history of higher education, especially in the Western United States, higher education and the law, and higher education policy analysis, especially concerning financial aid.

Ph.D., Higher Education and Organizational Change, UCLA, 2016

B.A., History and English, University of Florida, 1997

Purdy, W.C. (2024). Ford Speaks on Campus: An Opportunity Lost? President Gerald Ford’s Major Speeches at College Campuses, 1974–76. Michigan Historical Review, 50(1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1353/mhr.2024.a925087

Purdy, W.C. (2018). Higher Education and a Living, Diverse Democracy: An Overview. Diversity & Democracy. Fall 2018.

Franke, R., & Purdy, W.C. (2012). Student Financial Aid in the United States. Effects of higher education reforms change dynamics (pp. 153-184). Rotterdam: SensePublishers.

McDonough, P.M., Calderone, S.M., & Purdy, W.C. (2007).  State Grants and Their Effects on Students’ College Choices.  Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE): Boulder, Colorado.