College of Education Events

Fireside Chat with Julian Williams

Apr 3, 2026   10:00 am  
Education, Room 10 (O'Leary)
Sponsor
Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
Speaker
Dr. Julian Williams
Cost
None
Contact
Melissa R Goodnight
E-Mail
mrg@illinois.edu
Title: From Campus to Career: There is no Straight Line to Impact

Dr. Julian Williams is a Senior Evaluation Officer at the MacArthur Foundation, where he leads evaluation across program areas to inform decision-making and advance learning at the program, organizational, and field levels. He previously led statewide efforts to close racial and income-based gaps in college degree attainment through the Partnership for College Completion. Prior to that, he founded and led his own evaluation consulting practice. A Ph.D. graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, his scholarship, civic leadership, and commitment to justice reflect a career dedicated to using evaluation as a tool for meaningful change.

Fireside Chat sponsored by EvaLab and the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
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