Diane Hirshberg

Diane Hirshberg is a professor of education policy and director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). She also serves as vice president academic for the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and sits on the board of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States. Hirshberg teaches in the Master of Public Policy program at UAA's College of Business and Public Policy. Her research encompasses education policy analysis, Indigenous education, circumpolar education issues, and the role of education in sustainable development in the Arctic. She co-edited the book Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North, contributing the chapter “Adaptation Isn’t Just for the Tundra: Rethinking Teaching and Schooling in Alaska’s Arctic.” Hirshberg earned her MPA from Columbia University and a PhD in education from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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