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Jane Bolgatz is an Associate Professor of Social Studies Education in the Division of Curriculum and Teaching at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. She holds office at 113 West 60th Street, Room 1003D, and can be reached at bolgatz@fordham.edu or 212-636-6473. Prior to joining Fordham, she taught social studies and language arts for seven years in secondary schools.
Dr. Bolgatz earned her academic credentials from prestigious institutions: PhD from University of Iowa, MAT from Brown University, and BA from Columbia University. Her educational background has shaped her commitment to transformative social studies education.
Her research focuses on how teachers, students, administrators and parents address issues of race and racism in educational settings, examining how elementary and secondary students develop historical thinking skills. She has recently expanded her research to study teacher education processes for individuals and institutions. Dr. Bolgatz is particularly interested in how educational stakeholders navigate difficult conversations about race and how institutions can foster equity and belonging.
Analysis of Dr. Bolgatz's publications reveals a consistent focus on multicultural social studies education, critical race theory in classrooms, and historical thinking development. Her work demonstrates an evolution from classroom-based research with elementary students to broader institutional analysis of how schools address race and racism. The 2014 article analyzing world history textbooks highlighted persistent Eurocentrism in high school curricula, showing her commitment to global perspectives in education.
Dr. Bolgatz provides consulting services to schools and organizations on strategic planning for anti-racist work, facilitating conversations about race and racism, addressing stereotype threat and microaggressions, implementing interdependent groupwork strategies, and developing anti-bias curriculum. As a white woman committed to social justice, she helps educational institutions navigate complex conversations about race.
At Fordham, she teaches courses including Contemporary Social Studies, Historical and Philosophical Foundations of American Education, Social Studies Curriculum, Sociopolitical Dimensions of Education, and methods courses for teaching social studies to children and adolescents. Her teaching reflects her research interests in multicultural education and critical approaches to social studies.
