Lisa Rosen

Lisa Rosen is an Associate Professor at the Committee on Education, University of Chicago, and serves as Director of Instructional Programs. Her research centers on education and social inequality, the social context of urban schooling, and the interplay of schooling with identity. She co-authored the 2017 book The Ambitious Elementary School, proposing a model to address systemic educational inequality.

As Director of Instructional Programs, she oversees curriculum design for undergraduate and graduate programs, including an Education and Society Minor and a Master’s Certificate Program. She teaches courses on education and social inequality and advises students on curricular and career pathways.

Her publications span educational policy, urban schooling, and identity politics. Notable work includes analyses of charter schools, cross-institutional collaboration, and the symbolic dimensions of policy debates. She previously led the University of Chicago’s Science of Learning Center as Executive Director and managed the privately funded ‘Successful Pathways from School to Work’ program.

Dr. Rosen has taught in the Urban Teacher Preparation Program and at the Harris School of Public Policy, focusing on improving local schools through administrative and instructional interventions. Her research emphasizes the design of educational systems that mitigate social disparities.