Kremen School of Education and Human Development

Department of Educational Leadership

Mission

In the Department of Educational Leadership at Fresno State, our mission is to cultivate equity-minded scholar-leaders who foster transformative change across educational contexts in the Central Valley and beyond.

Vision

Together, we strive to be a caring and inclusive department committed to equity. Through collaborative partnerships, we prepare educational leaders who ethically mobilize research and praxis to drive transformational change. We aim to foster learning, reflection, and action in the pursuit of social justice.

As a collective of faculty and staff, we envision a department that honors and practices:

Academic integrity in designing and supporting instructional programs
Applied research to inform change
Collaboration with school districts, colleges, universities, and communities
Inclusivity of diverse backgrounds, identities, and ways of knowing
Commitment to the lifelong learning processes

Values

As colleagues, we value and demonstrate our commitments to:

Student-Centeredness
Social Justice and Equity
Leadership Praxis

Overview

Department of Educational Leadership faculty prepare candidates to effectively lead in educational organizations in the Central Valley of California and beyond. Our graduates serve in leadership roles in diverse educational settings such as public and private schools, colleges, universities, and other related educational agencies. We have three graduate programs: Master of Arts in Educational Leadership Administration, Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Leadership (HEAL) and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership. Program graduates are continuously recognized as scholar-practitioners, instructional leaders, and agents of change in P-12 schools and in higher education.