The Neag School of Education Journal (NSEJ) is seeking a faculty advisor from the Neag School of Education to serve a three-year term (Summer 2026 – Summer 2029).
The faculty advisor plays an important role in supporting the journal’s mission and student-led editorial work. Responsibilities include:
- Attending monthly board meetings
- Mentors the student Lead Editor(s) in the leadership and overall management of the journal.
- Note the Lead Editor(s) are primarily responsible for the project management of the journal
- Contributing to the editing and publication process, including serving on at least one committee (i.e., review, recruitment, publication) and serving on review teams
- You should expect to review 3-4 manuscripts
- Serving as a liaison between the student editorial board and the Dean’s Office
An overview of the journal’s mission, goals, and timelines follows:
How to Apply
Interested applicants should email Morgaen.Donaldson@uconn.edu by June 1, 2026 with a brief statement (300–500 words) describing their interest in the role and relevant qualifications. Please also include a short description of your feedback philosophy and approach.
About NSEJ – Mission Statement
The Neag School of Education Journal is an editor-reviewed, open-access, annual journal founded and run by graduate students and published through the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Its primary purpose is to offer a platform for graduate students to share their research and knowledge with academic communities, and to broaden and deepen the literature of education, as written and experienced by graduate and doctoral students, as well as early-career scholars.
The Neag School of Education Journal highlights the strongest, most robust student and early-career work from a broad range of disciplines such as educational psychology, curriculum and instruction, teacher education, as well as educational leadership.
Of particular interest are pieces providing reflection on student experience with their research processes and manuscripts showcasing research in the preliminary stages. The journal offers students and early-career scholars the chance to publish work through diverse types of academic writing including, but not limited to, research articles (e.g., qualitative and quantitative research), essays, literature review, as well as personal experience and reflective pieces.
Aligning with the mission of its governing institution, the Neag School of Education Journal places significance on pieces seeking to improve education and social systems in order to facilitate increasingly effective, equitable, and socially just practices for educators and practitioners from a variety of fields, perspectives, and theoretical lenses as they serve their local communities. Reflections are also sought after to foster relations and collaboration amongst graduate students and their colleagues, to pass along wisdom, innovation, and creativity in pursuit of fostering a graduate community rooted in rigorous and intentional research design and practices. The journal’s open access ensures it as a source for current and future practitioners.
The Journal publishes one issue a year at the end of the Spring semester. Publications tend to contain 4-6 manuscripts.
June – Review submitted manuscripts and assign to review teams.
July – First round reviews, Publication committee reviews letters to authors
August –December: Remaining Reviews (up to 4 rounds)
January-February – Review committee-APA and citation checks; Recruitment committee to recruit new editors and make call for next issue
April – Final formatting checks; Manuscript submission portal opens for next edition
June – Paper submission closed