Department of Educational Leadership, Cal State East Bay

04/30/2026

The application deadline for our Preliminary Administrative Services Credential and optional Master's in Educational Leadership degree is fast approaching. To apply, please go to https://www.csueastbay.edu/el/programs/prelim-admin-services.html

To learn more about our program, attend our next Virtual Information Session on May 5, 4:30 pm. Register here:
https://www.csueastbay.edu/el/information-sessions.html

Preliminary Administrative Services Credential/Optional MS in Educational Leadership Information Sessions and Class Visits

04/13/2026

Congratulations to Dr Saleem Gilmore, CSUEB EdD alum, class of '21, who was selected as the 2026 recipient of The RP Group’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Champion Award. He will receive the award on April 15, 2026, at the RP Conference in Garden Grove, California.

Information about The RP Group's 2026 EDI Champion Award Recipient - Dr. Saleem Gilmore

03/17/2026

Educational Leadership for Women and Girls of Color, Tuesday, March 31, 4:30 PM, Zoom

03/04/2026

Please consider a donation to the Department of Educational Leadership. Your donation will sustain the research, teaching, and community partnerships that enable us to prepare leaders who are committed to dismantling inequities and creating educational systems rooted in justice, compassion, and courage.
https://givingday.csueastbay.edu/campaigns/department-of-educational-leadership

03/03/2026

Congratulations to EdD candidate Babalwa Kwanele on reaching a major milestone with the groundbreaking of Berkeley’s African American Holistic Resource Center in South Berkeley! 🎉
Opening in 2027, the Center will serve the Black community with health screenings, academic tutoring, recreational programs, social service referrals, and space for community gatherings. Babalwa is pictured here on the right with fellow Steering Committee member Starla Gay.

03/03/2026

Please join us in making a lasting impact by supporting the work of the Department of Educational Leadership through Giving Day.

https://givingday.csueastbay.edu/campaigns/department-of-educational-leadership

We prepare educational leaders who are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and social justice and understand that effective leadership is about transforming systems. Your donation will help us sustain the research, teaching, and community partnerships that prepare leaders to dismantle inequities and create educational systems rooted in justice, compassion, and courage.

02/25/2026

Our next Virtual Information Session for our Preliminary Administrative Services Credential and MS in Ed Leadership Program is Tues., March 3 from 4:30-5:30 PM. Please register here:

Preliminary Administrative Services Credential/Optional MS in Educational Leadership Information Sessions and Class Visits

02/25/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Jervis, EdD, Class of 2025, whose article, Red Thread, Unknotted: A Visual Self-Inquiry into Becoming Artist/Educator, was recently published in the International Journal of Lifelong Learning in Art Education, Vol. 8, 2025.

02/25/2026

7 Days to Go Until GIVING DAY on March 4!

02/25/2026

Cal State East Bay's Giving Day is March 4! Please consider making a donation to the Department of Educational Leadership. In these times when public funding for social justice education is being cut, your donation becomes an act of resistance and hope. It sustains the research, teaching, and community partnerships that prepare leaders to dismantle inequities and create educational systems rooted in justice, compassion, and courage.

Cal State East Bay’s approach to leadership preparation is unique in the Bay Area. We prepare educational leaders who are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and social justice and understand that effective leadership is about transforming systems. The Department of Educational Leadership at Ca...